A New Muse - Owen, Atiba

Dear Lord

Let me be anything

But bored or in love

Been comfortably cursed

Almost blessed to sleep

Now I want to know what I don’t know

What she sleeps in

I need a new muse

If she sings for me I’ll sing for you

Dear Lord

Let me be anything

But a boy or in love

It’s a double-edged word

Both sides will cut you clean

I too often forget if I’m in or out of it

I bleed the most

Turn my blood into poetry

That’s why I need to know what she sounds like when she sings

My neck hurts

From holding my head up straight

For so long

My feet hurt

From standing in one place

For so long

Dear Lord

Let me be anything

But loved or in love