Today, writers are scorned because of those too unversed to know.
Disdained, because of the those too ignorant to believe.
Despised, because of the realists who are too afraid to dream.
Misunderstood, because others are too unsure to try.
But we, as writers, know them to be wrong.
A writer is a person who dreams.
A writer is a person who wishes.
A writer is a person who escapes.
A writer is a person who lives.
A writer is a person who is not afraid.
A writer is a person who strives.
A person who expresses.
A person who believes.
A person who understands.
A person who knows.
I am a writer.
I dream of a world where anything is possible.
I wish for a world where war is just a myth.
I escape into a world where I can predict the future.
I live in a world of joy and mystery.
I am not afraid of the world I create.
I strive in the world where others give up.
I express myself in ways others dare not try.
I believe in things others are too afraid to trust.
I understand things others cannot, in a way that others cannot.
I know, in ways that others deny.

I'm not able to let go of the pain,
nor am I going to always hide it,
but maybe, through writing,
I can show others what reading means to me,
maybe I can show them that everyone's got a story,
and that every story matters, no matter how well written, or messy,
no matter if it's short, or long,
they all matter,
and they all teach us something

but I sure as hell am going to try,
~Midnight