So, a dilemna today. I showed one of my poems from my other blog to someone. And they were a bit disturbed by it. When I wanted to show them a more fun one, they replied, "No thanks, I think I'm full for now"
I didn't know what to say. Maybe I've gone down the wrong path with these things? What do I want this body of work to be, exactly? I mean, mostly, of late, my poems are fairly light topic affairs. Not terribly offensive. But when the mood takes me, I travel down some dark paths. And, it's therapeutic as well.
But, should I be posting my therapy for all to see? Should I share my demons? My fears? Oh conundrum!
In the end. I think I'll rally back to my "Art" theory. Art is sometimes not pretty, art can make you think, art a can make you uncomfortable. Sometimes because it exposes something inside your own self that you don't like to admit. So I am going to just keep going the way that I am. And someday, when I publish all these in a book. If someone buys it, and they read something awful, and disturbing, they'll just have to put it down, and walk it off. Maybe they'll never read a thing I've written again because of it, maybe they'll throw the book away.
The things that I write, both here and in the poetry page, are from my heart, they are what I'm thinking of at the moment. Dreams, fears, things I see, or think I saw.... all fair game.
Such is my "Art". I am woefully imperfect. As is everything that I make.
Keep being, and indeed, embrace your "imperfectness". I think you're on the right track writing from your heart like you do - whatever paths it takes you down, you're real. I like that best about you.
ReplyDeleteI miss you too. <3