Part of a Whole

my life is a song
with melodies and rhythms
harmonies and themes
crescendos and rests
something composed
by a conductor 
with far superior
views than my own

i play my part
i sing the song
but like the greatest
works, i am but a piece
in a puzzle
a brush stroke on
a canvas 
a ripple in
the sea of creativity

what i do
has been done before
will be done again
by far better
than i could ever
dream to be

but despite the
knowledge of all
that i cannot be
i choose to use
that which i cannot
help to be
namely me
for all that i'm worth
my two cents