I Am an Author...

I'm a painter.
I paint beauty
I paint pain
I paint horror
I paint my work with my words.
I'm a seamstress.
I sew a gown
I sew a burial shroud
I sew a war uniform
My needle and thread are letters.
I'm a sculptor.
I sculpt the Gods
I sculpt the common man
I sculpt leaders
I sculpt characters with a pencil and paper.
I'm an actress.
I play the part
I play many a character
I play many a places
The actors I have created, they act on the stage of my paper.
I'm a villain.
I am not good
I am the enemy
I am the dark side of that ideal
I am the one who tortures those on the page.
To put it all in simple terms...
I am an author.