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                                     A Reason to Write

                    You've surely heard it's important, to read and write
                  and that writers are high priests, of an ancient religion
                        that bridges the physical and spiritual worlds
                  but doubted these claims, after seeing love for your craft
                                   flicker and fade away
                but hear me, fellow writers and all who love a good story or song
                  there's still demand, for the treasures of the mind and heart
                           and the urge to create, or express ourselves,
                                      will never die

                        Do you remember your first reason to write?
           did you long to tell tales of monsters and maidens, sorcerers and spirits,
          virtuous goddesses that burn away the dark and wicked with the power of truth,
                        and heroes clad in the armor of sacred beasts,
              in an attempt to rival the greatest epics and romances ever wrote?
               or amuse others, with the mishaps of scoundrels, hypocrites, and
                               foolish mortals falling in love
         maybe you tried to do both at once, and tried to write about every such thing,
                             as most young poets surely understand
                 you strove to compose music from raw observation or sentiment
          and touch the hearts of all those who happened to read the poems you wrote
          were you trying to woo attractive members of the opposite, or same, gender,
                and become expert at making the stomach flutter and heart race
         or solidify your inner darkness, and make people's stomachs turn and eyes tear
       or turn observations of the world into profundity, in order to state poetic truths
             a true poet can do all three, and combine them to make the heart stop
                                  and take the breath away
  by translating your oftentimes awkward and unglamorous, yet deep, compassionate love
                                     into spoken verse
     you've bequeathed to the world your heart and soul, which sing to the beat of life
                         and embolden the spirits of all humankind

                         As long as people enjoy stories and songs
                        and as long as blood flows through our veins
                            the world will still want writers
                         don't forget your first reason to write
                and use it to move, educate, or entertain, the common man
                   to reason! to wit! to humanity! to laughter! to love!
                        to the enduring strength of the human heart!
                     I offer this song up to the heavens, and unto thee
                     my fellow writers and all who value the work we do
                        and I pray that you'll sing along with me...

Description
                                     A Reason to Write

                    You've surely heard it's important, to read and write
                  and that writers are high priests, of an ancient religion
                        that bridges the physical and spiritual worlds
                  but doubted these claims, after seeing love for your craft
                                   flicker and fade away
                but hear me, fellow writers and all who love a good story or song
                  there's still demand, for the treasures of the mind and heart
                           and the urge to create, or express ourselves,
                                      will never die

                        Do you remember your first reason to write?
           did you long to tell tales of monsters and maidens, sorcerers and spirits,
          virtuous goddesses that burn away the dark and wicked with the power of truth,
                        and heroes clad in the armor of sacred beasts,
              in an attempt to rival the greatest epics and romances ever wrote?
               or amuse others, with the mishaps of scoundrels, hypocrites, and
                               foolish mortals falling in love
         maybe you tried to do both at once, and tried to write about every such thing,
                             as most young poets surely understand
                 you strove to compose music from raw observation or sentiment
          and touch the hearts of all those who happened to read the poems you wrote
          were you trying to woo attractive members of the opposite, or same, gender,
                and become expert at making the stomach flutter and heart race
         or solidify your inner darkness, and make people's stomachs turn and eyes tear
       or turn observations of the world into profundity, in order to state poetic truths
             a true poet can do all three, and combine them to make the heart stop
                                  and take the breath away
  by translating your oftentimes awkward and unglamorous, yet deep, compassionate love
                                     into spoken verse
     you've bequeathed to the world your heart and soul, which sing to the beat of life
                         and embolden the spirits of all humankind

                         As long as people enjoy stories and songs
                        and as long as blood flows through our veins
                            the world will still want writers
                         don't forget your first reason to write
                and use it to move, educate, or entertain, the common man
                   to reason! to wit! to humanity! to laughter! to love!
                        to the enduring strength of the human heart!
                     I offer this song up to the heavens, and unto thee
                     my fellow writers and all who value the work we do
                        and I pray that you'll sing along with me...