Reasons Why I Draw and Write
Poem and Art by Thuy Ngo

1.   Because I want to be heard and seen
2.   because I want to say something but keep it to myself
3.   because I want to remember how good it was
4.   because I want perspective
5.   because I'm a scizo and I have to prove that I'm harmless
6.   because I love myself
7.   because the guys do it
8.   because it's a work in progress
9.   because my mom thinks scenery is better
10. because its all I ever dreamed of
11. because love is too limiting
12. because there is magic in creation
13. because there is wonder in a smilie face
14. because I want to take a moment and make it forever
15. because I want to say I'm sorry
16. because I want to prove it in theory
17. because I'm human and I need to be loved
18. because my heart reaches out to your's but the closest I can get is a sheet of paper
19. because “I feel..”
20. because I want to make love between the sheets

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