like that picture
in an artist's eye
just before the first stroke
on his empty canvas;
like that sculpture
in the heart of the sculptor
before he impairs
a whole lifeless stone;
like that ring
in the ears of a composer
before he gets to hear it played
for the first time himself;
like those nameless characters
in the head of a writer
before he sits
before the computer;
i want you to be my muse.
not an artwork that everyone sees
but the muse behind the art
that only the artist sees
and only the artist knows.
only the artist feels it.
