Lost loves and a broken heart
A distinction must be made between that writing which enables us to hold on to life even as we are clinging to old hurts and wounds and that writing which offers to us a space where we are able to confront reality in such a way that we live more fully. Such writing is not an anchor that we mistakenly cling to so as not to drown. It is writing that truly rescues, that enables us to reach the shore, to recover. bell hooks (bell hooks (2013). “Remembered rapture: the writer at work”, p.11, Henry Holt and Company) It has been a while since I last wrote. Writing used to be my go-to my place when life and mind was chaotic. It was my healing place. So here I am, letting my mind do its thing while I just type away and see where this takes me...takes us… Writing offered me an escape, provided me immediate solace and gently quietened my mind. But over the years, I have found that all this became too unbearable and I no longer held the power to ‘neatly’ pack these thoughts, broken heart,...
