The muse of an artist can be beautiful...
the muse of an artist
can literally radiate with light...
the muse of an artist can
take them to the infinite possibilities
that lie far above the clouds
and beyond the blue...
the muse of an artist
can stay with you your entire life;
however, as with everything
that exists in a state of balance,
where there is light, there is always dark.

Inspiration is everywhere -
in everything, in everyone -
and it can compel artists, especially,
to do many things
and to go to many places
that might, ordinarily,
seem out of character...
Inspiration - mixed with intense emotion -
can send those capable of
interpreting the poetry of the world -
in colours, music, pictures, or with words -
off on a tangent from which
the road to return might not be
one that is straight and narrow.

Day and night,
the love felt by artists
radiates and echoes
beyond their thoughts and dreams -
and sometimes when an artist
meets someone new
who immediately touches them
and transfers something
incredible and powerful to them,
a change can be felt, sensed,
read, heard, seen, in everything
that the artist does, and creates;
and when an artist's heart is inevitably broken,
it can feel as if a black hole
has opened up within them,
and they can find themselves
walking a path upon which
they feel as if they no longer
have anything left to lose...
just like the shadow of the moon,
just like someone in a bad mood,
just like the explosive that
ultimately lies at the end of burning fuse -
there is always a light side
and a darkside of the muse.