For some
it’s soft music,
a few glasses of wine.
For others
their phone and
free porn while
sitting on the toilet.
Whatever gets you there -
in the mood.
For a fighter
it’s punching a wall
or slapping their face.
For the salesman
visions of dollar signs
dancing in the head.
For some
its the soothing grip
of a cigarette
alone, outside
at the back door.
For others
its the smell of a scarf
left
on the hook
after the door slams.
Poets have their own ways
to beckon inspiration;
Schiller smelled rotten apples.
Balzac had his black coffee.
Turgenev needed his soft feet
in a bucket of hot water.
Me?
It’s just the thought that
I’m here at all
that gets me
in the mood.
……………………………
What puts you in the mood?
Beautiful poem. Just for me.
For me,
it’s soft music,
a few glasses of wine.
It puts me in the mood.
Thank you @David