A Journal Entry: Why I Write (10-26-99)

October 26, 1999

“I often walk by someone and wonder what is going through their mind and if there is any thought there, maybe he is wondering the same about me. All the poems I write are simply for that reason, for all those who wonder what is going through my mind. Here are my thoughts and life pains. Some aren’t very poetic, but they are real life feelings and thoughts. I hope whoever reads my words can think of themselves and relate to what I am felling to what is happening in their lives. Escape with me and any other way you can. Writing is an escape. Start with a blank piece of paper and you can make it say anything you desire. Escape in to the page. No one tells me what to write; I write what I see; my feelings through my eyes, no one else’s. The paper is my mentor and the pen is my guide. Nothing goes unanswered.”