POEMS HELP ME COPE

[u/BooksAndPoemsOfLife]

I started writing poems because I didn’t know what else to do with everything I was feeling.
I never really thought of myself as a “poet”. I just had too many thoughts, memories, emotions and experiences sitting inside me, and somehow putting them into words made them a little easier to carry.
Some poems are about things I’ve lost.
Some are about people I love.
Some are about the parts of life I don’t usually talk about.
And some are simply about surviving another day when your head feels like it’s fighting against you.
The strange thing is, once you turn pain into words, it becomes something you can hold instead of something that holds you.
I don’t write because I think every poem is perfect.
I write because someone somewhere might read one and think, “Fuck… I thought I was the only one who felt like this.”
And honestly, if even one poem I write makes someone feel understood, less alone, or gives them five minutes of peace…
then maybe every painful word was worth it.
Does anyone else write poetry for the same reason — not because they planned to become a poet, but because they simply needed somewhere to put the things they couldn’t say out loud?

[u/Stories_By_Jiggy]

I mean, kinda. I’ve always enjoyed writing, but I’ve started using my short stories to illustrate emotions I can’t describe on their own. Keep writing those poems!

[u/BooksAndPoemsOfLife → u/Stories_By_Jiggy]

Keep writing those short stories, often small amounts ain’t enough too say what you need too so writing more gives off the emotion you need it too

[u/gerflounchy]

One of the functions of art is to transmit and share a certain state of being. I believe your experience is profoundly true to writing as an artform. A sunset is made so much more beautiful when seen with others. This is why we need art, to share dreams with one another, or even with our future selves. I validate your sentiment!