#writingascatharsis

I wrote a poem again. And, well… this one crawled out of a considerably darker corner of the basement. It deals with fascism, genocide, dehumanisation, violence, death, and some other subjects that really ought to come with a warning label and a small cup of tea. Hence the CW for this post... I do like that poem. Quite a lot, actually. Writing it was cathartic. Sometimes the things that fester in your head need to be dragged into the light, given a name, and made to sit quietly on the page instead. Whether I publish it is another question. I’m still deciding whether this particular little monster belongs in public, or whether it should remain locked in the cupboard where I keep the other things I write when the world gets particularly unbearable. I'll give you one small look: We are not your citizens. We are not your subjects. We are what you get when the hunted grow teeth. What do you think? 🖤 #Poetry #DarkPoetry #PoliticalPoetry #AntiFascist #NeverAgain #QueerPoetry #WritingAsCatharsis #WordsMatter