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This one is for you, though I’ve never known your name,

You, gentle-voiced spirits who whisper to me,

Who speak louder in case I didn’t hear,

Who shout if I remain unmoved,

Who kick my shins until I either bleed,

Or take heed.

This one is for you. You, eternal muses

Who shake me from the depths of sleep with an idea, A scene,

A story that must be told, You who drag my mind away from conversation, And put that blank stare in my eyes, and silence my lips, So that friends and family think me rude and inattentive, Because suddenly, I can hear only you!

This one is for you,

Goddess of the Storytellers of old,

You who make me run stop signs,

And leap up from a public meal,

My exclamation nonsensical to any who might hear

As I race off to find a computer,

A pad and pen,

An eyeliner and napkin,

Anything! Anything to capture your whisper, your breath, My inspiration.

This one is for you.

Hell, they all are.