WHY I WRITE
I write to ink my legacy
to tell my story in words & lines
to leave behind a piece of me
long after I run out of time.
I write because the African Helicon once spoke
to the small & unsure child I was.
Its poems held a map
a way I will find my true self.
I write to heal & to question & to see
to turn nonsense into meaning again.
Some days I write just to lessen the burden
to let my heart spill on pages.
I write not for the world to cheer
but for one lost soul to find
a verse & a word & a tiny spark
that says your story still matters.
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