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Created on: April 03, 2010 Last Updated: April 12, 2010
I write to create the entities that nobody else can
Because only a poet can twist words into livelihood
With nothing more than a pen and my own mind
And I seek nothing less than perfection when I work.
I write to express what cannot be put into speech,
But words work perfectly in the art of expression.
I cannot forsake the pen that allows me to give
And receive the greatest beauties of our language.
And I write to delve into worlds that are not my own
Because I can be a sorcerer or a scene with ease
With nothing more than a pen and my own mind
And I love to see the world through the eyes of others.
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