Animal Souls
From the book of poetry 'Animal Souls' by Michael Fisher
I am sitting, waiting for inspiration
To flow freely from my head
For a moment
This all seems so phony
Every form grows surreal
I give it up for those who can defend
Their existence, because
Sometimes I barely find reason to
I am insecure
I have been in this room all night
There are hours between these verses
That is inspiration alright
And now the paradox of celebration is upon us
For some, their only reason for living
For others, another reason to stop living
For me, the irony of life itself
The inspiration that we think
comes from outside our little worlds
Actually is born within
Humans call it intuition
Scientists confuse it with reason
I give it up for those who can defend
Its (reason) existence, because
Sometimes I barely find reason to