Why Do I Write?

I write because I can’t ever seem to find the right words to speak. I write to give the demons in my head a place to roam, so they feel free from the dark closet that is my mind. In the flames of my poems they seem to dance. I write to face the ghost of my regrets and mistakes. I write for the girl inside me who can’t always say how she feels. To make peace with the chaos that eats me whole. To maybe think a little clearer, and try to discover a world that isn’t so bleak. I write to tell him how I'm feeling, but most of the time I think I am wasting my imaginary breath. I write so I don’t waste people's time listening to words I can’t seem to find. I write because it quiets the inner voice in my head, allows me to be still.