Why am I compelled to write?

Good Day Folks!

This is a re-post from one of my Facebook friends. It is worth a read and re-post. It speaks to my heart and I am sure it resonates with many others. 

Thank you very much for sharing Ajike!



"Why am I compelled to write? Because the writing saves me from

this complacency I fear. Because I have no choice. Because I must 

keep the spirit of my revolt and myself alive. Because the world I 

create in the writing compensates for what the real world does not 

give me. I write because life does not appease my appetites and 

hunger. I write to record what others erase when I speak, to rewrite 

the stories others have miswritten about me, about you. To become 

more intimate with myself and you. To discover myself, to preserve 

myself, to make myself, to achieve self-autonomy. To dispel the 

myths that I am a mad prophet or a poor suffering soul. To 

convince myself that I am worthy and that what I have to say is not 

a pile of shit. And I will write about the unmentionables, never 

mind the outraged gasp of the censor and the audience. Finally I 

write because I am scared of writing but I'm more scared of not 

writing." Gloria Anzaldua