There’s a reason that I write
Staying up the whole **** night
Just to finish another piece
That will set your soul alight

There’s a reason that I write
One hidden from your view
Not known to one and all
Made clear to very few

There’s a reason that I write
This is my pride and joy
My life laid down bare
Something time cannot destroy

This is the reason that I write
It keeps my mind in check
To keep from going off the deep end
To avoid the inevitable wreck

That’s the reason that I write
The words are like my blood
Containing my very essence
Let loose in an elegant flood

That’s the reason that I write
I don’t expect you to understand
But to whom it may concern
This is my life unmanned