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Always the poet never the muse 

Always the musician never the music 

Always the artist never the art

I’ve never been a muse 

No one has ever looked at me and been inspired to create 

No one has ever wanted to make me into art 

I write poetry and songs

I create artwork and paintings and drawings 

But you

You listen to my poems and you smile

You write poems of your own about me

And you read them to me

Just as I you 

And now I know what it feels like

To be art

Not just an artist

I know what it feels like to be a poem

Not just a poet

And this feeling of pure ecstasy running through my veins, 

knowing that I have inspired you

It makes everything worth it

It makes you smile so much brighter

It makes the colors that I see you when I look at you even more beautiful

And I adore it 

Now I am the poet and the muse 

And It is beautiful 

Keela Sawyer

Augustana '27

Hi I'm Keela (They/Them) and I am a sophomore at Augustana College! I am majoring in Public Health and WGSS, as well as minoring in Psychology and Disability Studies. I am on the writing/editing team in the HerCampus Augustana chapter. Alongside HerCampus, I also participate in TRIO, AAE, GSA, SAPE, and WAUG. I also am an intern with Advocates For Youth, and do tabling for EC4EC. In my little bit of free time, I enjoy writing poetry, making art, and hanging out with my friends around campus. I hope you enjoy my work!