Sunday, April 18, 2010

happiness = writer's block?

for some, this enigma has evolved into an epidemic. these writers perform best with stressors: sadness, bad relationships, and problematic drama. by the sound of it, many would assume that these writers would be categorized as "emos" (a term used to describe overly emotional writers who dwell on unhappiness and sad times). but, this is by no means the case. meet kandi, a 23-year-old single mom from texas. she's an undiscovered poet who writes under the name "kandis". genre: fantasy. favorite imagined characters: fairies. content: happily ever after. what seems to be the problem?
explains kandi, "i can't seem to write when things are going well for me at all as if i purposely long for my troubles to consume me just so i can keep my love for writing going."
some would argue that these type of writers are a different kind of "emo" yet the term still applies in that these writers are self-destructive and focus (or dwell) on the negativity in their lives in order to fulfil a want of belonging to a certain entity. kandi feels otherwise:
"i wouldn't give up a sunny day where i can play with my daughter just to be depressed for the sake of a few poems. if every day was like that, i would find another way to fuel my past time. you can't appreciate the sunny days without experiencing rainy days. simply reflecting does not make anyone an emo."
well, as they say, to each his own. and for these writers, sunny days don't cut it.

Dom
if nobody feels you, i feels you, feel me?
be easy coz life is hard...

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