The end of the maker’s midlife crisis

What do you do?
And why, my friend?
For whom does your effort
Begin and end?

Is it for love,
For truth, for gain?
For fleeting joy,
Or to ease some pain?

Do you create
To leave a mark,
To light the way,
Or spark the dark?

So ask yourself,
When all feels new:
What drives your soul,
And what drives you?