Can sadness make one a better writer?
Years of writing through and through, I keep thinking to myself if sadness has a way to make one a better writer. I couldn't find the right answer, I can find an answer at all but I keep wondering if writing can be seen as a way of expression and if writing can be done through the process of showing the world rather than channelizing your heavy thoughts only.
I read my older poems from a time when I was doing pretty good in my life which means reading alot and being able to receive and express love. I realised that those poems or pieces were the best ones I could write, reading something of that kind, leaves me in an awe that I was able to produce something like that. Deep down I knew everything wasn't great but I also knew that I was not trying to reach out for someone or something through my writing.
Fast forward to an uear back when I wrote things in a way that felt haphazard and incoherent. I could constantly find myself reaching out or asking for something in my writings. Those were the heavier days, and I wondered if there's a misconception in the writing world about grief making one a better writer. Even if you can produce one or two mind-blowing pieces, I think the consistency to produce good pieces is something that comes when you feel a little as ease with yourself. I might be wrong or ill informed about my take, but I truly believe that writing makes one a better person and if you are already a better person for yourself, you'll see your writings will flourish more than you can imagine.