Holding the Stars with Quiet Hands
Kai M.
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Holding The Stars With Quiet Hands' is a collection of three poems that highlight my experiences with mental health struggles and the importance of finding creative outlets that helped me heal. 'Fluorescents' illuminates the often harsh reality of facilities meant to aid in mental health crises. 'Handful' details the essentiality of writing poetry and creating art in a way that helped me heal from destructive habits, using human hands as symbols for both destruction and creativity. ‘Shipwrecks’ outlines the importance of being here in times where it feels impossible, using the boundless abyss of the sea as a metaphor for how endless our emotions can often feel. My writing comes from raw emotion and experiences, thoughts threaded through stanzas in the hopes of better understanding myself. Through these poems, I seek not only to shed light on the realities of mental illness, but to spark hope for anyone else who’s ever struggled with similar issues.
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For me, creativity means excavating raw emotions in order to create something that speaks from the depths of my soul. Writing poetry is a way to better understand myself and create art that speaks to my experiences. Creativity is beautiful- whether it comes from a place of solace or pain.
