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Well, if I could only choose one, I say "sooth the tormented soul". It is an outlet, a way to vent, and a comfort to me.

But there is a reason this post may have overlooked.

Art. To me, it is an art form. Sometimes I write just to outdo myself, to hone my skill with language. To see what imagery I can create, how accurately I can translate it from my imagination into words with flow. Like it is a competition, but I'm competing with myself. Of course, objectively speaking, one might say no poem is "better" or "worse", it comes down to personal preference and opinion. But there are metrics to measure it by. Rhyme, no rhyme, syllable count, general flow, structure, consistency or lack thereof, every bit adds to the "painting" if you are looking at it from an artistic perspective. Are you portraying what you are trying to get across? Is it neat and organized, or chaotic? I think it all depends how closely it comes to what you were TRYING to create. In that sense, the only one who can truly judge their writing is the one who wrote it, and I believe we are all our own worst critics.