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Writing Is How I Connect

Indistinct, they circumnavigate in the raw ~ 
they’re thoughts unprocessed and unpolished
ethereal and feral, nothing more than impulses really 

If it were up to me, I might drown in that sea of ambiguity
and forego all communication with the outside world
forever content staying confined to my private universe

In most instances I couldn’t be bothered
yet at times I’d almost want to scream to be heard
that’s when I’d want to be as loud and clear as I could be

But sometimes the words refuse to form 
at times so deep they must be mined
and surface in their own time that can’t be rushed

So I write because it allows me to think at my own pace
I can capture what I feel, what I remember
I can seize it and can verbalize it 

I write for different reasons 

I write because most people
never ask what’s on my mind when the time’s right
or won’t wait for me to put my thoughts to words

I write because I want to say it right
I want to choose my words
not be misquoted

Mostly I write to capture time
time as a memory, time as a treasure
time as tangible, time as a toy to amuse

Mostly I write to be heard
I write so I can say I’ve done my part
I’ve said my bit and can’t be faulted for staying quiet

I write so I won’t die
without a voice, without saying my piece
without having said all I had to say                     



AP: 1st place 2022, Honorable Mention 2026

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