My muse has been a relentless, pushy bitch of late, demanding that I write, throwing ideas at me with the force of a hurricane, poking and prodding every time I try to fall asleep, screaming for my attention whenever I decide I’d like to do something mindless, like zone out in front of the television screen or play a video game.
I friggin’ love it.
So in honor of the creative chaos that is now my brain, I thought I’d share this little poem, which I wrote the last time my muse went on a rampage. Enjoy!
“Danae” by Gustav Klimt (Photo source: Wikipedia Commons)
“Muse”
i shut the door on you ‘cause, christ, sometimes a girl needs a little peace and quiet without words flooding her head. but you are crafty, sly and you know how to insinuate yourself through the most narrow crack in the plaster the sliver in the wall like zeus becoming rain of gold to envelope royal danae— though instead of impregnating me with a demigod you fill me with poetry and tale till i overflow words drip from my fingers ooze out my nose fall from my eyes like fiery tears scorching all they touch. and, fuck, i’d like to stop the deluge but i inside i crave it could never turn it away. it’s addictive, this raw rush of creation and i write write write write with the mania that forces the girl and her red shoes to do the dance-to-death i write, though my body is racked with exhaustion i write, though there are blisters on my fingers for there is nothing else i can do no defense to save me from your shrieks and cries i was born to hold this pen i will die clutching it still
February 20, 2013 at 7:26 am
I don’t even have sufficient words <3 <3
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February 20, 2013 at 9:19 am
Squee! Thank you, love!
February 20, 2013 at 9:09 am
“words drip from my fingers…” Beautiful, Lena! I love this… a writer’s lament.
February 20, 2013 at 9:20 am
Yes, it’s lament and ode all in one, I think. All the highs and lows of writing. We writers are so masochistic. 😛
February 20, 2013 at 9:51 am
A bit neurotic, a bit erotic… definitely the words of a writer dancing to the dervish Muse of Words
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February 21, 2013 at 9:09 pm
Precisely, Eden! I knew you’d understand. 😀
February 21, 2013 at 11:43 am
Absolutely lovely… and every bit of it true! Now if only I could have just a little bit of rampage…
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February 21, 2013 at 9:10 pm
I wrote this in the midst of a rampage, and while it feels so overwhelming, once that rampage is over I always wish to have it back. Thanks so much for reading and commenting!