My Muse Has Spoken...

By Barbara Welton

...but I wasn't listening at the time.

...and she told me I wasn't good enough.

...but none of it was appropriate for mixed company.

...and she said "You're on your own, babe."

...but it was in Albanian.

...then she demanded payment.

...and she said "Not tonight, Josephine."

...but we had a communication breakdown.

...she said "I dunno..."

...but I thought she was talking to the guy next to me.

...and she said "I have needs too, y'know!"

...she suggested we should start seeing other people.

...but I don't think she was serious.

...she said I don't make her feel like she's a woman anymore.

...but it wasn't what I wanted to hear.

...and she said "Fuck off!"