THE PEN INSTEAD OF THE TRIGGER
Some people are still alive today because they found art before destruction. Read that again. “ How many times have people used a pen or paint brush because they couldn't pull the trigger? ” I came across this quote, and it has been sitting heavily on my chest for a very long time now. At first glance, it sounds poetic. But the deeper you think about it, the heavier it becomes. Because behind so many poems, paintings, songs, sketches, stories, photographs, and melodies... was someone trying to survive themselves. Art is beautiful, yes. But sometimes beauty is born from unbearable things. Some people did not create because they were simply talented, even if that is undeniably what we see on the surface. Some created because they were drowning. The writer who fills page after page at 2AM trying to silence the chaos happening inside their mind. The singer pouring pain into lyrics they could never explain out loud. The artist sketching endlessly because drawing or painting felt ...