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I Write Because


I write the words i cannot say. I write them with tears on every page. I have thoughts i keep to myself. People used to worry about my health. I fund pen and paper. I write down every event that may occur. I write to express. I write to get rid of stress. I write to show who i am. I write to be found. It ,ay be silly, it may be dumb. But sometimes i do it just for fun. I love the way words sound together. And when life is so hard, paper is as light as a feather. I write because it makes me smile, i write because i can run the mile, i write because i love my life, i write because depression cuts like a knife. I write because it has no limits or a fee. But most of all i write because it shows the real me.

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