/lit/ - Literature

>>10791542
>These years without them are replete with a shivering emptiness.
What does /lit/ think of putting paradoxical statements like this in your writing? I suppose it's relatable and I don't think many wouldn't understand what the author is trying to convey, but in my view it still feels like you need to carry out some form of escalation in meaning to reach something abstract like this. Of course, it's just an excerpt so I don't know the preceding sentences, but I think it would be good have jumpable stepping stones so the reader doesn't get lost.