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O Muse My Fuse - Spoken Word Poetry

4/6/2014

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Here is some spoken-word poetry I wrote after being inspired by a passage in Steven Pressfield's The War of Art, and excellent kick-in-the-butt manifesto for creatives.  He encourages artists to invoke a muse before beginning their creative endeavor.  Listen here:
The Greeks
full of aspiration 
had a source 
for inspiration
a course 
for perspiration

They called it the muses
and made no excuses
seeking a vocation
they made invocation

invoking the gods
provoking the odds
with a shout
they cried out:

O Muse
My Muse
Be my fuse.
Light my fire
My true desire
lest I tire
in the mire
of stuck and slow
and luck run low.

I have no clue 
yet just a few...
inklings
among my...
weaklings

O muse 
my fuse
give me some clues
lest I return to the booze

My muse
my fuse
MINE
to lose

Invest in me
lest I divest 
from thee

now’s not the time
to nickel and dime
or count
the mount
-ing cost

for I am lost

O muse
my fuse
give me some clues
'fore I put on my shoes

O muse
my fuse
MINE 
to lose

You pursue the meek --
Now rescue those you seek!

find me 
lost
in the mi(d)st
of the wilderness

find me 
lost
in the bliss 
of a kiss

find me 
lost
at all cost
find me

for with you
my muse
I cannot 
lose.
2 Comments
Mil
4/21/2014 02:09:25 pm

Loved the muse poem. Glad to see the war of Art was inspirational to you.

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Evans link
4/21/2014 04:36:22 pm

Thanks for giving me such an inspiring book!

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