#dear writer write

[svalewayland]

Write.

Not because of recognition.

Not because people will tell you they love it.

Not because you'll prove wrong those who claim you're talentless.

Not because you want a publishing deal.

Not because you want to win,

An award, a prize, a best seller, a star.

Write because your soul yearns for the relief of spilling worlds,

and thoughts, words, and feelings

into characters, letters, scenes,

and lines that turn into chapters.

Write for freedom,

write for lightness,

for love and happiness,

for grief and heartache.

Write,

because it soothes you,

because it recharges you,

because you'll never tell a bird not to sing.