Anything but
(On Not Being a Muse)
I will write it
And if you like
I will sing it
I will arrange it, strum it
Pick it, drum it
I will edit it, compress it,
Finesse it, billboard it
I will design it, knit it,
Dye it, fit it
I will brushstroke it, pleat it
Murmur philosophy beneath it
Gladly I will do it all
Anything but be
Static while you are active
Anything but be
The one from whom you draw
What you make your own.
First Published in the anthology ‘Not A Muse‘ in 2009