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The Art of Feeling by Kylee Doty
W
hen I was a freshman in college, I started writing poetry and recording it for YouTube. I would write about the world, love, and all the things that felt important enough to communicate to other people. One day, thinking about these topics, I started to wonder how many people had something they wanted to say to another person that they just couldn’t. This could be for many reasons: the person could have passed away, fallen out of touch, or been very toxic, among other things.
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I decided to begin a project that would allow people an alternative way to air these thoughts and feelings. They could submit these statements to me, which would give them a way to “say” what they wished they could say to others, without actually having to confront those people. I thought this might provide some release from the emotions that so often get hidden away inside of us. The only rule, and I mean the only rule, was that specific names were not allowed. Everything else was fair game: no length requirements, no restrictions on vulgar language, etc. I wanted to provide a safe place for people to let it all out.
