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I have to.


You ask why I write. You want to know the answer. It's simple and easy, you'll never believe me. I write because I have to. If I didn't write, where would it all go? in my head, to my toes? Bottled up, growing bigger and bigger. I write because I have to. Let it out, let it flow. it wants escape. I let it go. I write because I have to. I don't even know if I like it. I'm not too sure I'm good. If I could stop it, you know, I'm sure I would. I write because I have to. Take a look, and you'll see. writing is the thing that rivets me. holds me together, and lets me be. I write because I have to. He tells me yes, they tell me no. the right choice? hell if I know. I write because I have to. It points me in the right direction. if there ever were such a thing. If I didn't write, I don't know where I'd be. I write because I have to. People lie and steal and cheat. without it I don't know what I'd do, I write because I have to. Nothing more, nothing less. no lie, no joke. its all I do I write because I have to.
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