My Muse
by Janelle De Jesus
University of the Incarnate Word
Janelle De Jesus is a junior at the University of the Incarnate Word. She is majoring in Communication Arts with a Journalism concentration, along with pursuing her Master’s degree through UIW’s ABM program — she is planning on graduating in the Fall of 2024.
My Muse
you are poetry material.
how am i the poet,
but you are so effortlessly poetic?
in a way you’re a painting
that i want to run my fingers over,
and discover the meaning behind its clouds,
lilies and pastures.
and with the oil-based clouds,
lie metaphors upon similes.
your smile as my sky,
your thighs as my wine.
you are poetry.
and i, the poet,
would only be ever so lucky to find
peace in your language, love in your
soliloquies, and even promise in your paints.
i would spend a lifetime trying to figure out your meanings, but above all,
i hope that my words capture you,
in your entirety.