poetry as therapy

ever since i can remember

i would write

on backs of tissues and

school desks and

iPhone apps

i would write it all down

preserving the memories

saving the pictures in my head

and as i grew

i felt i needed it

i needed it like one needs to breathe

and i felt i liked it

i liked it like others like sports, or tv shows, or dancing in bars

at 17 years old it's become my very own

way to cope

my parallel universe

where things go right

where things go wrong

where i can be me

unfiltered, uncut

it has become

my therapy

thank you, poetry