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We create poems because some feelings refuse to sit quietly in a sentence.
A poem gives grief somewhere to rest, joy somewhere to dance, and fear a shape we can finally face. It lets us say what we mean when ordinary words stop short.
We write to remember. To question. To make beauty from what broke us without pretending it never hurt. Sometimes a poem reaches someone we will never meet and whispers, you are not alone.
That is why we create poems. We leave a small light on the page, trusting someone will find it when they need it.
LJ Bechtel, The Unexpected Poet