Pain and Muses

Pain and Muses

Written by: T. L. O’Neal

 

Emotion is emotion

Good or bad

Feeds the soul

The fires

That burn deep inside

Fuels my passions

The passions to create

Love or hate

It doesn’t really matter

Just release the muse

Set the spirit free

Release the madness

That’s inside my head

Let it go

What’s the outcome

I don’t know

Don’t really care

Just let it flow

Like a river

A river of love or hate

Sadness or glee

Creative spirit

Work for me

Don’t forsake

Let my madness

Be a blessing

Not a curse

Love hurts too

Much as depression

Rage

Hatred

Get angry at the world

And angry with the words

They’re all the same

The only difference

The outcome

Emotions

Feed the flames

In the end

It’s all

There’s nothing left

But

Pain and muses

 

Reviews

[~ Tex]

Well put. Sad that the rest of the world rarely understands the way we feel and channel... some might say, the way we "cope." I like the way "we" take the mediums provided and create something of beauty that moves from setting to setting and reaches out to everyone to evoke some emotion. Well written as always, my friend... as always.

[Mishel Rosario Reyes]

Muse, love the word, creativity, pain and Muse, so well put,

---Love,
Mishel

[Manic{poor}minotaur]

when i feel deep i can read this, all is just an outlet you know


but its fine for us to let it go we can write but some have to hold it in or there will be another grocery store robbing

but seriously yin yang man, its your choice if you want to put it inwardly or outwardly i preferably hold it in and let it go in writing making everyone sorry that way

but hey i'm a pacifist

anyway good solid poem for a great simply profound everyday idea


nice my friend

[Siobhan MacIntyre]

Amen! The last three lines sum it up perfectly.

Must be a "muse" kind of week. As I was telling someone yesterday, my muses went AWOL for about ten years; I didn't work on anything, quit writing, thought I'd become a master gardener instead. But the muses came back and I chained 'em to a wall and make 'em work for me.

A very striking piece of poetry.

[Ron Cole]

Nice bit of prose here! If your muse is like mine, it's a fickle mischevious little creature, inspiring me when I'm busy as hell, and leaving me when I'm in the mood and have time to write! It can outrun me, and hides in mysterious places!!

Enjoyed the read and the verse!

[E]

this is fantastic :D

[Leonard W. Kenyon]

damn true! damn right!

[Kevin Connolly]

You have perfectly summed up the devil inside every writer's head, Terry.
(Sorry, I mean every 'good' writer's head... some people claiming to be writers are just internet pests - no names mentioned, Carlos.)
Spike Milligan was one of England's most famous writers/performers in the 50s-70s, and he was plagued by demons. Our muses can drive us to distraction, drive us half insane... but it's all worthwhile if they eventually create a great spark.
We suffer for their art, or they enjoy making us suffer for our art.

[Krystal Waters]

Very well put! Nice flow as you said it all. We are emotions. A good way of spelling this out so everyone can see... we all are human.

Krystal