Judging Art

It happens here: in your stomach – a punch, a shard of glass, an electric shock. It happens here: somewhere behind your eyes and changes the way you see. It happens here: in your heart – break, ache, lift, soar. It is not something you can explain; you can only say 'this is good, and this is not'. Which won't do. People want rules and reasons. They will call you a snob. They will say you are wrong. There is no right and no wrong, you will tell them, it either happens or it doesn't. Stomach. Eyes. Heart. It is not something you can explain. They will not believe you. This is the way it goes.
 

This story appears in these themes