Some days the heat is unbearable. The noise, relentless. The distance between humans who are technically closer than ever devastating. And I won't pretend I haven't looked for a way out. But then I make something. And the making reminds me that I'm still here. Still present. Still choosing this. Art doesn't fix the world. It just makes it bearable enough to show up tomorrow and try again. Every piece is a letter. Every letter is proof. Every proof is a quiet declaration that I was here that I created through the chaos before it could swallow me whole. It is all written. And it will all be read.