Why I write
A Journey of Creativity and Expression

I write when I’m happy, so I can remember the feeling.
I write when I’m sad, so I don’t have to carry it alone.
I write when I’m overwhelmed, when I’m lost, when I need to breathe.
Writing is how I understand myself. It’s how I connect with others. It’s how I remind myself that I’m not alone in the way I feel.
From a young age, I found solace in words, art, and design — the ability to create something meaningful out of nothing. Whether through writing poetry, designing compositions, or capturing moments through photography, I have always sought ways to express emotions and ideas that are often left unspoken. Creativity, for me, is more than just a skill — it’s a language, a way of understanding and communicating with the world.
The Love for Words
Writing has been my constant companion. Poetry allows me to weave emotions into verses, capturing fleeting moments of love, longing, and introspection. Each poem is a reflection of thoughts I may not say aloud, a quiet confession in the form of metaphors and imagery.
Beyond poetry, journaling has given me a space to document my thoughts, observations, and everyday musings. It’s raw and unfiltered — sometimes messy, sometimes profound — but always honest. Through journaling, I’ve learned that even the smallest moments hold significance.
And then there’s fiction — my escape and my inspiration. As a reader, I lose myself in the worlds of romance and storytelling, where emotions are heightened, relationships are complex, and the simplest gestures carry weight. As a writer, I strive to create those same immersive experiences, where characters feel real, and every sentence holds emotion.
Every Sentence Holds Emotion
What You Can Expect Here
This space will be a blend of everything I love—words, emotions, and the thoughts I don’t always say out loud. Writing has always been my way of making sense of things, of processing emotions I don’t fully understand until they’re written down. So, expect a little bit of everything:
🖋 Poetry that speaks to emotions we often leave unspoken. I write when I feel too much, when words are the only way to make sense of the mess in my head. Some poems will be soft and warm, like a familiar hug. Others will be heavy, raw, and maybe a little chaotic—because sometimes, that’s what emotions are.
📖 Personal reflections on journaling—a lot of ranting about life. Journaling has always been my safe space, my way of talking to myself without judgment. It’s where I untangle my thoughts, where I let myself be honest. Some days, I’ll write about small things, like why I love the quiet of late nights. Other days, it’ll be me pouring my heart out about feeling lost, feeling overwhelmed, feeling too much. Expect a lot of rambling, overthinking, and unfiltered emotions.
❤️ Book reviews and thoughts on fiction and romance. I read to escape, to feel, to find pieces of myself in stories written by people I’ll never meet. I love books that leave me staring at the ceiling, books that make me feel like I’ve lived a thousand lives in a few hundred pages. I’ll talk about the ones that made me cry, the ones that made me believe in love, and the ones that disappointed me but still left a mark.
This Isn’t Just a Space for Writing—It’s a Diary
This isn’t going to be a space filled with perfect, polished writing. This isn’t about putting together the right words or making everything sound poetic. It’s going to be real, unfiltered, and deeply personal.
Some days, I’ll write about the things that weigh on my chest, the thoughts I wouldn’t say out loud but need to let out somewhere. Other days, I’ll just rant—about life, about people, about how exhausting it is to always feel like I have to keep it together. I’ll write about how I deal with things, or maybe how I don’t deal with them at all.
There will be days when I feel inspired, motivated, like I can take on anything. And then there will be days when everything feels heavy, when I overthink every little thing, when I spiral into self-doubt. Some days, I’ll feel like I have everything figured out. Other days, I’ll feel like I’m drowning in my own thoughts. This space will hold all of it—the highs, the lows, the chaos in between.
No filters. No pretending. No trying to make everything sound perfect. Just me, putting my thoughts somewhere so they don’t drown me.
I write because sometimes, words are the only way I can express what I’m feeling. I write because I struggle to say things out loud. I write because emotions don’t always make sense until they’re on a page.
Maybe You’ll Find Yourself Here, Too
I know I’m not the only one who feels too much. I know I’m not the only one who overthinks everything, who lies awake at night replaying conversations, who feels emotions so deeply it’s exhausting.
Maybe you’ll see yourself in my words. Maybe you’ll read something here and feel a little less alone. Maybe this space will remind you that it’s okay to feel things deeply, that it’s okay to not have everything figured out, that it’s okay to just be.
So, if you’ve ever felt like your emotions are too much, if you’ve ever struggled to put your thoughts into words, if you’ve ever needed a space to just exist—welcome.
This is my diary. My thoughts, my emotions, my world. No filters, no perfect words—just me. ❤️
This isn’t just a space for polished writing—it’s going to be real, unfiltered, and personal. Some days, I’ll write about the things that weigh on my chest, the kind of thoughts I wouldn’t say out loud but need to let out somewhere. Other days, I’ll just rant—about life, about people, about how exhausting it is to always feel like I have to keep it together. I’ll write about how I deal with things, or maybe how I don’t deal with them at all.
There will be days when I feel inspired, motivated, like I can take on anything. And then there will be days when everything feels heavy, when I overthink every little thing, when I spiral into self-doubt. This space will hold all of it—the highs, the lows, the chaos in between. No filters, no trying to sound perfect, no pretending to have it all figured out. Just me, putting my thoughts somewhere so they don’t drown me. I hope you find something here that resonates with you.
About the Creator
Drishti Onkar
✨ "Writer. Overthinker. Emotionally chaotic. I turn feelings into words and rants into stories. Expect poetry, journal entries, bookish thoughts, and unfiltered life reflections. No filters—just me." ✨



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