I Write to be Read

I write to be read

To be heard

To be acknowledged through a medium stronger than voice

I write to be understood

In ways I can't through conversation

I write poetry to obtain structure

Stanzas and verses and time and rhyme

I write poetry to grasp freedom

And the pleasures of spontaneity

AH!

I write to remain an individual

To have opinions

To express emotions

I am a poet because it's what I love

I write to be me