Writing is the one place where the world makes more sense to me. It’s where I feel the most turmoil, but also the most peace.
Spoken word, poetry, prose, and creative writing are all ways to express yourself and what you’re experiencing. Writing down and performing your thoughts can serve to transform the intangibility of your emotions and experiences into something more. They serve as a way for you to make your feelings tangible and real.
Spoken word and poetry are powerful mediums for artistic expression. They allow you to add tone and color to your words. You don’t need to be an artist or a performer. You don’t need to blow an audience away or make people cry. You don’t even need to show your work to the light of day. But the act of writing, of speaking, can be transformative.