I write for when I feel numb. For all the times I've had so many thoughts swirling around inside my mind that I couldn't find the right emotions to coincide with them, so I chose to feel nothing at all.

I write for all the times I've felt ignored or overlooked. I write for every single person who has looked at me and saw nothing special.

I write for all the people who think they can mistreat others and get away with it. I write for them; I write to let them know that those they mistreat will not be silenced, they will not be belittled, and they will not be bullied.

I write to stand up to hatred, intolerance, and ignorance.

I write to make others laugh, to bring joy, and to eliminate hate.

I write because I'm not very adept to the spoken word. I'm awful at small talk, I get choked up during interviews, and I'm really bad at flirting. I tend to ramble when I'm nervous or uncomfortable.

Although, when I'm feeling anxious, sad, annoyed, or happy, I find that my hands flow freely and I can't seem to stop myself from writing down every single thing that is going on inside my mind.

I write because it's in my blood. I write because it's something I've always known how to do. I can mutter a thousand words aloud but they will never equal a single sentence I wrote by hand.

I write because I'm good at it, and I'm not very good at many things.

I write because it's who I am, and I refuse to be anything else.