Writer's Whispers

Existential crisis

In the past

I'd find myself

Experiencing an existential crisis...

But then

I'd jump into the pages of books

To escape my own terrifying reality.

And as I settle into the fictional world,

As I get acquainted with made up characters

And as I get captivated by the beautiful imagery the words of the author create :

The unanswerable questions dissipate

And sanity is restored -

My heart rates slows down

And life doesn't seem so scary again.

(((

But

I've learned a new trick...

I no longer page through chronicles

Just to distract my overthinking brain...

Instead I write

Until all the fear in my mind

Has been drained onto several pages of paper.

I write until peace becomes tangible.

I write to address the problem

Instead of running away -

And I slay the grotesque monsters

With the ballpoint of my black pen.