inspiration does not come
in bright colors, or long skirts
It wears nothing
and arrives unseen

I tell you this, so that you can run
like stockings
away from the wolf

inspiration does not sing
hymns or carols or dirges
it sings nothing a capella
and you are a fool if you accompany him.

I tell you this, so you can run
like stockings
from a knee to an ankle

inspiration is not silent
except in prayer
but it never prays
on anyone but you.