Why do I write?

Why do I write? I write because it helps me whenever I am feeling out of the sorts. I write because whenever nothing in my waking life makes sense I can make my own world of words make sense.  I write to escape the chaos in the world. I write because I love to go back and look at my writing years later to see how I have evolved. I write because I eventually want to write that novel that I fantasize about from time to time. I write because I want to inspire people the same way M.K. Asante, James Balwin, Paulo Cohelo, and Albert Camus inspired me. Words are so powerful so potent so beautiful how could I not want to be apart of something so beautiful. With writing I can create my own world and anything I want to happen can happen there. And these are the reasons that I write and will continue to write.