Pen and Paper

A pen to pen the deepest emotions
that are too strong to be spoken
Paper to hold this cascade
of wishes wished and spirits broken

Eyes to find these words
when ears aren't enough to hear them
A heart to feel these feelings
when love's not near enough to feel them

The sadness of a thousand tears
the echoes of joyous laughter
all find their way into this ink
and you will know me hereafter

For I can't hold all these emotions in
else they break me at the seams
But with this pen and paper
I can tell you of my dreams

For poetry is an escape for the soul
and for thoughts to flee the mind
a door to leave, if only for a while
when within begins to feel too confined

Author notes

poetry is an escape for the soul
and for thoughts to flee the mind
a door to leave, if only for a while
when within begins to feel too confined

This was the quote I began with, though I'm not sure how well it flows.