Why I Write (Scholarship Slam) :: beneath the surface
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why do i write
so many ask
so often
why write? why you? why at all?
i try ferverently to describe the itching in my fingers
as i reach for the keys or the pen
and the aching in my heart
of words that haven't found their way out just yet
i take comfort that they cant see
the answer to their question
that is so plain to me
can't see the blood boiling just below the surface
or the tears welling up in my heart, ready to spill over
can't see the panic in my heart
or the pain in my head
i write so i can see these things more clearly
see myself as who i am
and not a broken part of who i want to be
so please, dont ask
not unless you want to know
for to know why i write
is to know the chaos that is who i am
just beneath the surface