Musing on Muses (It's Amusing!)

My muse? It stems from a completely selfish place! A need for self-preservation (specifically, a need to stay sane to survive!).
See, unfortunately most of my writing starts with a blunt emotional kind of pain (a lump in my throat, a ten ton anvil on my chest, a pounding thick feeling in my head) - nothing cures that better than a well-written piece of poetry (a well-placed word in a well-formed sentence) - and all else falls into place!
In sum: experience; it all boils down to experiences.