How do you experience poems? Do you turn to them for inspiration or joy? For solidarity in moments of sadness?
Although I don’t read a lot of poetry, I do turn to songs for different purposes. Recently I have been listening to a lot of Joyner Lucas when I feel down. I think a lot of his lyrics really resonate with me at times and even if the literal situation may not be familiar with me, the tone and the feel of the song really makes me feel connected. Amidst all the chaos that is happening at the moment, it helps me to just listen to a song before going to bed even if that song may be sad/sorrowful.
Even though sad songs do help when I’m feeling down, I do turn to inspirational songs. Many times, these are songs from around 2012 just because the nostalgia, personally, makes me feel really happy and gets me pumped up to be productive or achieve any goals that I have set.
