Reality in poetry

[Tiger the Lion]

I think this is pretty common among writers. Most recently, I had a difficult time with the Napm prompt to write from the POV of someone doing something dark. It's not a place I feel overly comfortable going. C.S. Lewis was repeatedly asked why he did not write a sequel to "The Screwtape Letters". He simply said he could not "go there" again. Too taxing.

Some, however manage to do it very well without damage to their own psychic stability.