Why Do We Write?
Because Shakespeare Will Never Die
Some write because they have something to say
something to tell something to reveal
Others write because they have to write something
anything in some instances
as if writing was like breathing
we have to breathe before we can write
as if writing was like eating
we have to eat as well
not as often as breathing
as if writing was like dying
we only die once
writers write at least twice
as if writing was like living
some write to live
others live to write
some live till they die
others write because they’re alive
Why do we write?
Because we will die
Everyone dies
Shakespeare will never die
as long as To Be or Not to Be
is written somewhere
even in someone’s genes
even as a tattoo on AI’s disguise
even as we stop writing and die
About the Creator
Patrick M. Ohana
A medical writer who reads and writes fiction and some nonfiction, although the latter may appear at times like the former. Most of my pieces (over 2,200) are or will be available on Shakespeare's Shoes.
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