What is it to Me?

What does poetry mean to me? It's the only way I can truely be free. No one can control what I write, And even that privledge feels so right. People don't know who i really am, But when i write, they can understand. Writing has always been my life, Whether i write with a pen or knife. It helps me keep what's left of my sanity, Dragging me out of Hell's reality. If i hadn't dicovered life in a paper and pen, I would probably be long ago dead. It's not just a hobby or pastime, It gives meaning to life. Who would any of us be, Without the sweet esscense of poetry? It's something i can't get enough of, It's something i can never give up.