Do You Write? | A Poem

Do you write to remember but also forget

About all the things you now regret

Do you write to get away

Maybe you have something to say

Do you write about yourself

How you’re unlike anyone else

Do you write when it’s bright

Or a lot later at night

Do you write with a fire in your chest

Never wanting to give it a rest

Do you write when your heart is heavy

And also when you’re feeling cheery

Do you write for anybody

Or do you think of somebody

Do you write until your fingers bleed

Knowing that one idea is all you need

Do you write what’s true

Do you write for you?