Enigma

Sometimes the words just flow
It's magical
You forget
Get lost
You're just not there anymore
All of your senses disconnect
It's your brain
And the paper
Nothing else matters
Nothing else is even there
The brain does strange things
When this happens
It leaves
Relocates
Disappears
It's no longer yours
It's been taken over
Possessed
Kidnapped
Set free
It's no longer hampered by your body
Your surroundings
Or your thoughts
It doesn't last long
An hour or two
But it seems like an eternity
An instant
Time is not there
Not a factor
You write longhand
Pacing
Unaware
The world could end
You wouldn't know
The house could catch fire
You'd burn
You could have a heart attack
You wouldn't feel
When your time is up
When that instant
Eternity
Is over
You feel lost
Confused
You have to read what you have written
Because you don't know
But it seems familiar
Like you have seen it before
And it's good
You like it
You rarely have to change
More than a word or two
It's a feeling no drug
Sex
Religion
Can give you
You've tried
Pure pleasure
Euphoria
And scary
That loss of control
Reason
Sanity
It's addictive
Hard to attain
Elusive
With it you are a god
More than a man
More than human
Without it you are lost
Less than yourself
A shell
A bad dream
You continue to search for it
Finding it more often
Becoming more
Better
You continue to run from it
To hide
Deny
It's a gift
Curse
Drug
Poison
Those who don't have it
Want it
Those who have it
Are alive
Not the same
Different
Strange
When you try to write
Without a muse
It's garbage
Junk
It has no soul
With one
You soar
You are more than yourself
The way you could never be
Without their help
The essential you
The part of you
You don't know
The part you discover
Each time you are there
And leave behind
When that time is over
Feeling empty again
Beat up
Spent
Used
The magic is gone
You are back in control
Of nothingness
Until the next time