5d
Poetry,
a mirror cracked in verse
each shard reflecting
a softer curse.
Three parts ache,
one part light,
we write not from joy,
but from the fight
to find it.
a mirror cracked in verse
each shard reflecting
a softer curse.
Three parts ache,
one part light,
we write not from joy,
but from the fight
to find it.
Poetry is rarely a ledger of joy. Across major collections, nearly 70–80% of poems carry sadness, bitterness, or reflection, while only 20–30% attempt joy. We don’t write because we’re happy - we write because we’re haunted.
