Why do I write?

I write because I need affirmation.
I write because I want people to know who I am.
I write because I have something to say and I do not have a natural platform from which to say it.

I write when I cannot speak the words out loud.
I write for healing.
I write to understand my thoughts and to help others understand my thoughts.

I write because I have to.
I write because I can.
I write because I get lost in my thoughts unless I can see them.

I write because I am narcissistic.
I write because sometimes it's the only way I know how to deal with my life.
I write because it's part of who I am and where I've come from.

I write because sometimes, I feel like there are no words.
But when I write, they appear.