This Is Why I Write.

Often I wonder, What compels me to write, For whatever I put down, Has only a slight chance of being read, And then a slimmer chance of being remembered, Until now I could not come up with a suitable reason, But alas, i have discovered the truth as only I can see it. I do not write so others can read, I do not write so I will be remembered, I do not write to put the educated in their place, Nor to educate the unfortunate, I write for myself, I write to free my mind, I write because if i didn't then the uncollected thoughts would be lost, And thoughts never told are thoughts that have been thought in vain.