Why must we write?

Why must we write?

We must write since
words are like raindrops
that traverse the vastness of air,
encapsulating all that went before
and hurtling on to confront
all that is.

We must write since
the words in this poem
can often struggle to burst out of
the skin of this page.

We must allow these words to
bubble slowly, percolate at leisure,
undress and change their letters,
shift allegiance.

We must also write to
allow the whiteness
of the page to dissolve
and reappear in distant skies
as blue.