i write to feel.

to let go of the sighs

inside my bones,

curled up in

a ball of wonder.

my heart's nimble fingers

scratch paper, leaving poetry

behind.

i write becuase

so many others 

can't.

i write because i'm angry 

at injustices

inequality

at the world.

but most of all

i write because

ink on paper, on

a screen, on

my skin

makes me happy.