Asking me why I write  Is like asking why I breathe.  I write because I feel an innate necessity to; Poetry is my soul, and the pen is my body.   I write because I do not know who I am.  I need my soul to tell me.  Poetry is the outlet to all that my soul knows is true And it is how I come to understand these truths.   I write because a man once told me "the truth is what sets you free." Lies are what keeps life at bay. The lies spoken from my mouth have imprisoned me, And the truths of my soul are slowly breaking the bars.   I write to help those in bondage to escape.  Whether it is the prison of the mind or another's misconception, No one should be a prisoner of any demise. Freedom is as inherent as the blood coursing through my veins.   I write because my freedom is mine to to keep.  My freedom to write against those who think themselves above.  Life has a way of keeping all on an equal playing field And they should understand that.   I write because I feel every bone in my body telling me to do so.  I write to find myself.  I write because I am and always will be free.  I write because those who find themselves above me have another thing coming.