ANYTHING BUT
(On Not Being a Muse)I will write it
And if you like
I will sing itI will arrange it, strum it
Pick it, drum itI will edit it, compress it,
Finesse it, billboard itI will design it, knit it,
Dye it, fit itI will brushstroke it, pleat it
Murmur philosophy beneath itGladly I will do it all
Anything but be
Static while you are active
Anything but be
The one from whom you draw
What you make your own.– Kavita Jindal, London
[First Published in the anthology ‘Not A Muse‘ in 2009]