I Write

I write I write Though I have already written so much I write I write though I have largely said What I have to say I write Even when I have nothing to say I write Even when I am tired of writing I write Even when I feel the writing itself is hopeless I write I write I write because it helps me stay alive I write because even when I know it is hopeless The very writing gives some hidden hope I write Because I do not know what to do with myself otherwise I write Because this has been the whole of my working life I write because I do not know how to do anything else I write because in the very act of writing I begin to live again I write because even as I feel writing and my life have lost their meaning Writing gives meaning to my life I write and write and write And will always write For so long as I can Until God no longer gives me whatever it takes To write. I write and write and write And write.