Inspiration - Part I



Her minions dance around us all like multitudinous fireflies,
swarming ceaselessly, seemingly random and infinitely mesmerizing
In our daily routine, we are generally oblivious to Her -
She lights upon our skin, and we tend to flick Her away;
She lodges in our eyes and we wash Her out with tears;
She stows away upon our breaths and we merely cough Her up
But Inspiration is a hearty, eternal companion
who scoffs at our feeble attempts to be rid of Her
She understands that our boundless capacities for creativity,
knowledge and growth are the foundation that life's joys are built upon
Inspiration is not a random or occasional friend,
but a lifelong partner with purpose
Her tendrils do not randomly brush us, they intentionally smack us,
screaming for us to wake up and truly "see" what is all around us
We live in Inspiration's world, She does not inhabit ours -
and we are given all the senses necessary to know Her intimately forever
Instead of flicking Her, embrace Her;
instead of drowning Her out, absorb Her;
instead of rejecting Her, breathe Her in
Let Inspiration perform Her dance;
let Her envelop, surround and saturate.



Don L. Waddell, 2000



* Originally written in different form - see Inspiration