I Am Muse Poem by Helen Crutchett

I am Cleopatra Queen of the Nile,
Miriam discovering Moses in the bulrushes
Sarah bearing her long for child in a Bedouin tent.
I am a princess locked in her ivory tower,
Elizabeth reading Brownings' poems.
Florence Nightingale tending her beloved soldiers
I am Helen of Troy, who launched a thousand ships.
I am Gaia, Earth Mother suckling her needy children
Dementer of the Bountiful Harvest,
Persephone innocent maid, Queen of the underworld.
Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty
Sister Moon and keeper of the stars.
I fly with the Phoenix Bird who rises from the ashes
I am an angel mostly, a devil sometimes
Running with the wolves at full moon
I can be a lamb or a tigress, meek and strong
Saint or sinner, you decide.
I can be all these things and more
As I am your Muse to do what you will.