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creativity is a burden
​on the creative

​Jazirrah Davis-Carter, march 2026

Creativity is a burden on the creative.
Thoughts jumbled up and pushing at the corners of the mind, waiting for release
A constant struggle to perfect a medium
A constant struggle to convey a message only you can hear
A constant struggle to pull others into the reality you hold dear
They like to say that consistency is key
That leads to improvement
To understanding
To perfection
But creativity is not and will never be perfection
‘Creativity’ as a concept thrives on chaos
An unstructured state of being
A being that comes easily to others, but hides from more
An entity that feeds on frustration and motivation
An entity that creates success and fear
An entity that is both sought after in times of need
And pushed away in times of stress
A push and pull existence
Of being both hated and loved
Any creative would agree
Creativity is a burden on the creative. 


Jazirrah Davis-Carter

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      • Words That Changed My Life: Part Two
      • Is Love Childish?
      • 5 Misconceptions of Islam
      • The Art of Passion
      • Know Your Rights: What To Do Around Ice
    • CREATIVE WRITING >
      • Chloropromazine Chapter 1
      • Deathbott Chapter 7
      • Apathy
      • Love is Not For People Like Me
      • Wow, I’m really going to college
      • Strength in Words
      • Invisible
      • The Pain That I Love
      • If He Loved Me
      • Penny
    • Cooking Corner >
      • A Sheet from My Tita's Recipe Book
    • Artist Corner >
      • Dream Sweet in Sea Major
      • Lamb
      • Dog.
      • When you have a bat, everything looks like a ball.
      • Deathbott Character Art
    • Media Reviews >
      • ULTRAKILL (Media Review)
      • Firebreak
      • Danganronpa Trial 3's: They Suck
      • Perfect Blue Review
    • Sports Panel >
      • Boys Swim: Senior Highlight
      • Girls Swim: Senior Highlight
      • Girls Basketball: Senior Highlight
  • Featured Article
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  • Teacher's Corner
    • Teachers Corner: DeVaul
    • Teachers Corner: Ejzak: How to Combat chatGPT? Embrace the Same Anti-Authoritarian Teaching Practices We Should’ve Been Doing All Along
    • Teacher's Corner: Mr. Hazzard's Love Letter To Brooks
    • Teacher's Corner: Gordon
    • Teacher's Corner: Wilde
    • Teacher's Corner: David
    • Teacher's Corner: Ejzak
    • Teacher's Corner: Rago
  • Archive
    • 9.25 >
      • Two
      • Young and Pretty
      • Chimeras: Growing Up in Majority-White and Majority-Black Schools
      • My Favorite Color Used To Be Pink
      • Good Mother
      • Cancel the Mouse: Why New Disney Sucks
      • Is Hope the New Punk Rock?: Superman Movie Review
    • 10.25 >
      • Ignorance Is PURE Bliss
      • The Subjectivity of Creativity: How Wrongful Interpretation is Dangerous
      • Petty Games
      • If You're So Wise, Why Do You Come Off So Passionless?
      • How Animal Farm by George Orwell Still Speaks Today
      • How To Train Your Hyper-Realistic Live Action Reboot
      • Absense of August
      • Art fight Collection
    • 11.25 >
      • The Overconsumption Cycle
      • My Experience Being Painfully Insecure.
      • An Age-Old Question
      • They Hate Us Cause They Ain't Us
      • Transgressions Against the Father
      • Watership Down
      • The Black Phone 2: More is Less
      • How Fish Became Gods
    • 1.26 >
      • The Concept of One Individual
      • Police & Black Americans—The Battle for Civil Rights
      • White Hair Braiders
      • The Dust Under My Bed
      • Popular (Wicked)
      • “Carpe Diem, Seize The Day.” - A Media Review On Dead Poets Society
      • They Could've Made Anything, but They Chose This Book
    • 2.26 >
      • The Only Thing More Powerful Than Hate is Love
      • Is it Possible to Separate Art From the Artist?
      • Take Things Seriously
      • Blood-Covered "Love"
      • Sunflower
      • Iron Lung Review
      • Night In the Woods Analysis: The Hole At The Center Of Everything
    • 3.26