Sometimes, an itch
is all it takes to know
if I'm still alive.
My feet lay numb,
from never moving.
But my hands, they itch.
And when they do, I write.
Poetry isn't my strength,
where its inexistence
would render me weak.
Nor is it my future,
whose lack makes it bleak.
Poetry's what inspires
me to stay stronger.
And when you read it,
you inspire poetry
to last a bit longer.
I write to leave you thinking.
But more than that, I write
to keep me from sinking.
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