The Tough Exterior
Image source: Pexels, Getty/iStock images Dated: 3rd of June 2023 Coffee shop conversations seem to vary, from being light-hearted conversations to deep philosophical thoughts to introspective thoughts about who we are, how we react and what we expect from ourselves when we are alone. Being a writer, most of my thoughts and conversations seem to be either highly introspective or the analysis of the ways people react, so that I may be able to describe human traits in my writing. My friends who share similar interests when it comes to literature, teach and inspire me to learn many things about myself and the world around me. Today, I had the ‘deep philosophical’ conversation with my friend, Alisha, and we discussed how beautiful poetry is and what it means to be a writer or a poet. Then, as we conversed we found ourselves focusing on the subject ...