The other day I had someone ask me: "Hey why do you write"?

I thought to myself well why don’t you? 

I mean how else can I express what I and my people go through? 

It is my way of storytelling my way of protest showing how I feel.

It is the medicine to my pain the thing that makes me heal,

for when I am depressed and stressed poetry can asses how I feel. 

Through my pen I can be in charge I can be the one in power. 

With my words i can break people down like a falling sky scraper tower. 

I am able to change views through the words that I choose, 

but please do not get me confused I do not write for you to be amused 

I write to prove a point creating this piece was truly my choice

to show all the adults in the world that teenagers do have a voice,

for we speak the truth you see I represent the young,

I write to show kids that they should never hold their tongue 

cause god put me on earth to create change to create an alteration 

and I believe he gave me the gift to write so I can make a transformation.

On this Earth on this globe 

I write to unmask and I write to disrobe 

my deepest secrets that are captivated inside 

I write to get them off my chest so I no longer have to hide.

I write to touch souls to make people feel what im saying 

to help people see the vivid picture in my poetry im portraying 

when I write I am free of the emotions that create such a commotion in my mind

poetry allows me to unwine and find the answers that I seek 

through the words that I speak I am able to preach but 

the reason i write poetry the most is because through it I have the ability to teach 

those that don’t know, I am able to show the path of victory so that they can grow! 

Writing to me is just a freedom of expression 

a way to share my thoughts and let off tons of aggression!

On paper when I write I can shed my tears,
I can explain my fears 

In a matter of seconds the pain i felt disappears. 

Through my poetry pieces I can take different personas 

and write about different perspectives 

I can discover new ways of thinking it’s like being a detective!

I write for many reasons and for many different cases 

I like to hear the mmms and see the reactions on everyones faces.

So the next time someone asks me: "Hey why do you write"?

i will not sit there without a clue 

this poem i will recite, 

and show them the reason i do what i do!