| Description |
109 pages ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
Sometimes all we need is a light in the dark while we hold hands with our monsters. Mental illness is the toxic, bad friend who invite themselves over, wrecks your home, and tears you down while they visit. They bring with them a whole host of feelings, helplessness, sadness, hopelessness and no matter how hard you try, you can't get rid of them. This book is for those who have this toxic friend. Those who feel alone with their monsters. Those whose minds are jerks holding their joy hostage. I'm not going to lie to you ; some days it might feel easier to give up. Some days might feel like things will never get better. And some days, life will seem to be going in reverse. This collection of poems invites you to take a step back, have tea with your monsters, and remind them that they won't keep you down forever. You're not alone. Things will get better. |
| Contents |
Searching for your voice -- Will to live -- Wizard lost and found -- Time to speak -- Creativity -- Tea with monsters -- Symbol etched in stone -- Daytime storms -- Inner battle -- An eternal love -- Just a rabbit -- Self-care -- A mental castle -- Carving false truths -- Feast for the monsters -- Tell me more -- The end -- An inner hell -- A grave of memories -- Work in progress -- Writing warrior -- The writer's soul -- Tired of communicating -- Tell a story -- The power of words -- An artful life -- A game of life -- A garden grows -- Succulent plant -- Dehydrated flower -- The garden -- Life -- The forest -- Lotus flower -- Dandelions -- Poisoned life -- Someday is today my love -- Allowing love -- Last piece -- My strange love -- Learning to love again -- Love in the broken -- Love in the darkness -- My heart, my brain, my soul -- Moving on -- Dear anxiety -- Clarity notice -- Invincible -- Social interactions -- The familiar -- Talk to me -- The upcoming storm -- Silence -- Sleepless nights -- Social induced anxiety -- My worst enemy -- Crowded anxiety -- Stigma -- Railway track -- Mental soundtrack -- Mental inbox -- Mental cage -- Dear depression -- The key -- Lost in thoughts -- Reflection -- A moment in waiting -- Chatter in the skull -- Too many emotions -- Self medication -- Society's mirror -- Stand still in mental time -- I am enough -- Imperfection -- Kintsugi -- Pieces -- Wood wick candle -- The reminder of moments -- We are not alone -- Strange music -- New experiences -- Night terrors -- Coffee for life -- Coffee and a scoop of madness -- Ready or not -- Priceless diamonds -- Bird in the sky -- Relapse road -- Dog reminders -- An internal stumble -- Better days -- Music box -- Carry onward -- A cats demeanor -- Change -- Construction zone -- Resurge -- Phoenix -- Rising from ashes. |
| Subject |
American poetry -- 21st century.
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| Local Subject |
Local author
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| Genre |
American poetry.
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| ISBN |
9781736497531 (pbk.) |
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1736497537 (pbk.) |
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