Calling Out

Thu, 08/28/2014 - 19:57 -- Jay_M

Anybody, everybody, listen to my plea

Anybody, everybody, I don't just write for me

 

I write to fill the wordless void

I write so I can make some noise

 

I write so I can draw you near

I write to silence all my fears

 

I write for immortality

I write so someone could know me

 

I write to say "you're not alone"

I write to make this house a home

 

I write to define my own soul

I write to pay a scripted toll

 

I write so I can clear my head

I write for tears I never shed

 

Anybody, everybody, listen to my plea

Anybody, everybody, I’m writing so you’ll see

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