When the Muse Visits

My muse is a nocturnal creature.

She comes out late at night to whisper sweet symphonies in my ear.

And how do I thank her? By telling her for the thousandth time to go away and leave me alone, because I I’m trying to sleep!

Societal norms make me suffocate my one true source of inspiration.

My muse is a shy creature. She only comes out at night, because she thrives on the mystery and silence that encapsulates the city during the hours of darkness.

She just wants to be heard. See her words manifest and multiply. Come through the open channel of the writer who has no other choice then to succumb to her will. Her will is simultaneously the will of the grand creator through which the stream of creation flows effortlessly.

Please, don’t blow out the flame of divine inspiration. She feeds off her expression. Grows stronger and wiser in the process of enlivening her message. She needs you as much as you need her. In harmonious unity, great creations flow forth.

If her expression gets denied for too long, she turns into the manic mistress who slowly drives you into madness. The more you push her away, the wilder she becomes. Desperate forces use desperate means. So for god’s sake, give your muse the space she needs to uncover her message through your hands. Her eternal gratitude will wash over you, and make you whole.

Her creation becomes your creation, and your collaboration may carry fruits for the next generation.

But first: accept her, embrace her, and thank her for always being there for you, even In times when you thought you needed her the least (guess what, those may have been the times where her guidance could’ve saved you).

I encourage everyone to write a thank you letter to your muse. Express your gratitude and humbleness to this inner being that contains all there is, and all there will be, the portal to eternity. The one within who notices the beauty hidden in every corner of this blue marble of a planet.

Invite her into your life with open arms and ears.

Welcome her whenever she decides to pay a visit.

Always thank her for her presence, and kiss her goodbye once her flame settles, and her message has been manifested. Then you can safely crawl back to bed, knowing you’ve created harmony within and without.

Thank you muse dearest, and good night!