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This is Why
March 5, 2019
You see,
I only function for a few things,
Temporary things.
For one day I will not be able to write
And I will be brainwashed.
I will have no home,
My music will seem dull,
And he will be gone.
So when you ask me why I write so much
Or why I think things so odd,
Why I lay in bed so often
Or why I am constantly listening to music,
Why I look at him with astoundment
Like he is a complex map and I am a small town,
It is to keep me alive.
© Ani S., Petaluma, CA
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My piece "This is why" is about my struggle with mental illness. Many times my friends would ask me why I was acting the way I was about certain situations and why my behavior became so weird. I wrote this poem as a way to not only express the way I was feeling but also help people understand.