muses aren’t only for writing

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"Muses," he said, "aren't only
for writing
and painting, and stuff
like that.
That's just what the
world likes
to believe.
But me, I use my muse
as inspiration
for pranks. This is my art."

A few days ago
he dressed in
ragged clothes
and got his face dirty with
soot
and went around a
bus station
begging people for
spare change

He didn't get any,
but that
wasn't the point

The point was to be seen
by as many people
as possible
as he cried
and stated loudly that he's
so hungry
he could eat anything

People did their best
to ignore him
until
they saw him walk by the
trashcan near the station
and reaching for
something inside

His hand came out
with a
used diaper. It looked full

and yes, he proceeded to
unwrap it and
lick and slurp its contents
as the people watched,
gagged,
and walked away
remembering the day
for the rest of
their lives

"Of course it was just
chocolate sauce," he said. "That's
how pranking works, you
know?
My muse gave me the
inspiration for it. I put the
damn thing in the trash can
before the people
gathered to wait
for the bus.
Chocolate sauce inside
a diaper. I'm a genius.
But, you see, my art is, as I've
said, not like
writing or painting. It doesn't
remain as a solid object
in space when I'm done
working on it.
No, my art is more
like dancing. It's about
performing for a crowd,
capturing their
hearts
and leaving them with
a memory they won't
forget for
as long as they live.
If I weren't an artist, if I didn't
have my muse,
I'd be a dead
man now."

Yeah, I believed him.
Meanwhile,
I beat at my own art. But
problem with me
is that
I won't ever be as sure
of what I am
as this guy

Even after all those
years,
I still don't know if
I'm an artist

or if I am
anything at all

If confusion and uncertainty
were my art
I'd be a god

Or maybe not. I'm not
even sure
about that.

All I know is that
I write
and keep on writing
because there's simply nothing
else for me

So I guess
here I go
again