This poem by Canadian poet Leonard Cohen resonates deeply. Writing is my savior and my addiction. Without a creative outlet, I’d drown in emotions: “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.”
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
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