I write because
I exist,
you exist,
and we exist.

I write because
stars do exist and dreams
are made to come true
when you believe.

I write because
I finally realize
the scars around my skin
matter as much as I do.

I write because
band-aids and poetry
feel very much the same
yet the latter makes me
alive more than ever.

In the hope of 
finding who I truly am,
and where I'm supposed to be,
The sun I will follow
today, and a hundred more tomorrow.

-c.v.