This poem, this poet, resonates deeply. Writing is my saviour and my addiction. Not drugs. Not alcohol. But words. At night. Late at night. The later the better.
The only poem
This is the only poem I can read
I am the only one can write it
I didn’t kill myself when things went wrong
I didn’t turn to drugs or teaching
I tried to sleep
but when I couldn’t sleep
I learned to write I learned to write
what might be read
on nights like this
by one like me
— Leonard Cohen
