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