I have only ever let a few people read my musings. Publicly posting my poems is scary in a good way. Most all of my writing comes from my own feelings and experiences. Some of them are optimistic, but most of them are not. The reason that a lot of my writing is sad and full of pain is because writing is my way of getting the pain out of myself. When I put it into words on paper, it helps me to heal. Currently my poems are about pain and love, because my marriage is ending.