well not this man.

A muse / muses whatever the instance of inspiration drawn from whatever thing or whomever the person, is in my opinion and for me personally, it isnecessary even though sometimes completely absent source of inspiration.

It provides me with, even if a crumb of an idea, the inspiration to write to feel to think to live.

There's stereotypes for muses and they're true, but those are also reductions of a complexity.

it's easier to digest and to think about and we've been spoon fed through media what we think a typical relation between the artist and the Muse is ie the artist uses up the Muse and the muse is helpless in being used.

it's got me thinking some of the best muses I've encountered in my life are also artists and that is in large part why I found them attractive and also in large part why they inspired me to write. In turn I think I inspired them cuz there was work that was good…. or at the very least flattering because I could see that maybe I had a little something to do with it.

That is the reward see? when the artist produces a great piece of work and readily says the source of inspiration was this that or in this case a person.

The muse, as was I even, pleased to see that the artist could bring forth something possibly beautiful poignant inspiring spiritual whateverthe resulting piece of art.

if it's really good it should transcend as in have more extensive extending meaning for absolute strangers viewing of the piece of art without any knowledge of a artist Muse relationship.

so I love when I encounter a Muse. I have many summer Rivers summer trees summer just random people I come across their situation or items I never know sometimes I'll just be driving around in my taxi and something will catch my eye and all the sudden I'll just take me somewhere and I'll write.

but in this particular case we are discussing your relationship between two human beings.

it can be completely parochial it can be as platonic as platonic could be or it could be decidedly not that.

let me write love poem since I was like 16 or 17 to girls how I've even written love poems for girls to boys cuz I was that good at it point being I love women and if they like sexy ass poetry well I will serve that up all day long especially if it gets me time with them.

but not just carnality that got old decades ago are you smart are you funny are you interesting 100% are you good kisser are you cute do I find you attractive you find me attractive

are we going to have a conversation can I cook your food and feed you let's talk about dreams let's talk about the opposite of dreams but it's a conversation it's a relation it's mutually beneficial. and it's based in love care admiration interest in addition to inspiration

now that's it I've seen plenty of the opposite but I've also seen plenty of what I'm talking about too.

and it's not very often that I call somebody a muse by the way. that's an exceptional thing.

but yeah just to be clear I ain't scared nobody and if I'm that fucking insecure as an artist or that I'm not an artist I'm pretending and guess what I'm not pretending so yeah I'm not scared of any woman artist I'm not

scared of any artist I celebrate artists unless they're assholes and then fuck them.

point being somebody needs to introduce counterpoint occasionally if only to reduce unwarranted guilt.

besides that too many guys are afraid just to say no to nonsense that doesn't mean I'm going to turn around and deny that men can't be absolute fuckers but I meant plenty of women that are just as bad.

I'm saying it doesn't have to be that way and it shouldn't be that way and it is that the way well that's fucked up get your head straight.

but no not just going to let somebody walk around and say all these fellas who happen to be involved and inspired or that week that it's secure that shallow that stupid that spiritually and emotionally involved and that black that much confidence in themselves and their work.

so yeah no 100%, they're funny douchebags out there on both sides of fence

hell we fall probably and including me a bit of douchebag once in a while in our lives 100%. I'm thankful for the person who's my muse.