My inspiration
I read and read and read,
Waiting for the inspiration to hit.
Waiting for the ideas to come,
Almost forcing them out of their holes and into the open
But they don't, so instead I go to school.
The trees rustle, the people chirrup,
And still nothing.
But then I see you
You with your shaggy blond hair
You with your tall thin form
You.
And suddenly the dam breaks,
And all the words I was searching for are ready
Springing to my lips, anxious to be spoken.
But I cannot tell you any of them
So I hide them inside, planning and thinking and rearranging again
I write them down, give them meaning outside my head
Hoping my inspiration will see them
Hoping you will see them.