I write free verse it has helped me through two and a half years on my journey alone. I agree with all the above writing is a journey to expressing yourself. I have written poetry about the grieving process. I've written how much I've grown into an individual. I lived in others shadows the good part of my adulthood. I realized last year I can still can keep the best parts of my former self. "Love all of me; not just a part of me."