Verse: I Wrote This

(inspired by @downatheel)

I wrote this
several times
to get it right

I wrote this
before I knew
what I was going to say

I wrote this
because no one
asked me to

I wrote this
when you were not here
so I would not distract you

I wrote this
because that blank page
defied me

I wrote this
without thinking
of the consequences

I wrote this
in the morning
when the nightmares abated

I wrote this
with words
I borrowed from someone

I wrote this
because you
would not let me finish

I wrote this
because it was easy
to do

I wrote this
as an exercise
to keep my senses sharp

I wrote this
in black ink, which is
what my voice would look like

I wrote this
rather hastily
just to see these words again

I wrote this
for no one
in particular

and I
wrote this
for you.