Connecting to my muse has been one of my larger obstacles in writing poetry. Mainly, connecting in an unfiltered way. From the first day of class until the end of the year, I had trouble letting go of that self-editor in my head that would filter things coming from the muse into a structured rhyme scheme, or getting rid of things that it felt didn't make sense. I never really found a way to turn it off, and that frustrated me to no end. But beside my inability to let go of my mental filter, I’ve also had issues connecting to my muse at certain times of the day when I sit down to write. After a long shift at work, on my feet for hours, I find my need to sit and rest overpowers my desire to connect with my muse and write something, and so I sit there staring at the screen for an hour. Then again, there are times late at night that my mind seems oddly hyperactive, and being creative seems to be the easiest thing in the world. In any case, it’s a problem to work on.
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