Muse

Day 25: Decided to use the Poetic Asides prompt today, which was to write a poem inspired by a song. Here's mine, inspired by When I Dream of Michelangelo by Counting Crows:

I wish I could dream

of Michelangelo

or at least of women

talking of him,

But when I awaken,

I futilely grab at fragments

like one who is drowning

reaches for air.

And when I gaze

at the waiting page,

I think perhaps the Muse

is not my friend

because there he goes

inspecting cracks

in the ceiling again.