Conundrum #3547

Do I write to free the demons of my soul or are the demons free because I write?
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Callus Avatar
September 7, 2026 at 8:33 AM
I believe that it works both ways, John, though the end result could be different. May writing bring peace and satisfaction! // paul
Etgen-Baker Avatar
August 27, 2026 at 1:57 PM
now you've got me pondering 😊
Smith nee Howarth Avatar
August 23, 2026 at 9:18 PM
A powerful monoku that captures the uneasy, intimate bargain between writing and inner turmoil. Its single question turns back on itself with elegant force, leaving the reader to consider whether poetry is liberation, invocation, or perhaps both.
Wolf Avatar
August 23, 2026 at 7:54 PM
If you can free the demons, you may well just be the Devil! ~ Robin Hood, Chapter 46, Verse 5. (See glosses from Batman, 1996, cif.)
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