i write

with such vigor

and passion—

it's as if

it's life or death

but writing

is such.

if i don't

put out this

burning fire inside of me,

the fire will rise

and put me out instead.

writing

is an extension of me.

i don't feel like myself

unless this pen

or this keyboard

is writing the words

from my soul

to create my poems.

writing

is something that keeps me sane.

writing

is something i can't live without.

writing is apart of me.

writing.

is.

me.