Sunday, December 12, 2010
The Muse
It took me along time to figure out what my muse was exactly. When class first began and the muse was introduced i felt like an idiot because i have been writing poetry for years but i did not know what a muse was. When i started writing poetry in elementary school it was a way to cope with the death of my cousin. It wasn't until this class that i figured out my emotions and life experiences is my muse. I did not realize how much my life effected the content of my poetry. Though i do find myself writing a lot of brokenhearted and depressing poetry, i have realized my poetry is very passionate and personal. When i started writing poetry on Facebook i was excited about the feedback that i would get back from my peers. I have been asked why i dont read anything i write out loud but most of my poetry is too personal to read. Muse writing has been with me for a long time and it took me along time to actually realize it. Poetry has become a bit harder for me these days because alot of it feels forced because i am so used to turning on my music and writing whatever comes to mind. I have truly enjoyed writing based on the Muse because it actually has given me a chance to get back to writing the way i used to when i was younger.
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I agree. I feel like a muse is almost a child like instinct, like believing in Santa or the Easter Bunny, the muse from what I have learned is free untainted thoughts that we use to express ourseleves.. Like beliving in Santa we tend to shut off the random thoughts and emotions as we get older because we are told to keep a lot of what we think in our head and sensored in appropriation of what soicety would think.. Finding my muse was like rediscovering an inner hidden child full of wonder..
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