that music feeling

“it takes a rare degree of vulnerability, a delicate emotional connection that transcends past the physical senses to make the listener feel something truly soulful. it’s as though the artist has tapped into one’s innermost sense of being.”

i don’t remember where this quote came from, but i obviously liked it because it’s saved in my ‘favorite quotes’ folder. i’ve tried for a long time to explain what music does to me; how it makes me feel. and i think this quote is the closest i’ve ever come to having an explanation.

my poetry class has gotten me thinking lately. instead of just writing, we’ve been discussing where inspiration comes from, how to discover your muse, and what exactly it is that makes poetry different from other forms of writing. and i think that’s it. that quote. it’s ‘that feeling’. i can’t quite put my finger on it, but that quote is close. ‘that feeling’ is what gets me.

more on my muses to come; i need to catch up on some sleep.