Favorite Quotes: 
“a restless nightmare.
my mental walls are crashing down on me
wide awake in this nightmarish thought
please save me from my own mind” pg. 23

“when snow melts
the flowers grow again” pg. 29


“Monday after 6.
awkwardness and tension
short questions met with short answers
communicating without communication
or comprehension
no understanding
we are no longer
who we were before
neither friend nor foe
nothing, no one
just two strangers
who used to know 
one another” pg. 54

“the women.
thank you to the women
who never get a thank-you
thank you to the women
who never get acknowledged
thank you for your softness
thank you for your toughness
thank you for your strength
your endurance
your ability to take pain
and transform it into power” pg. 74

“the social media.
don’t drink their water
don’t sip from their wells
show no interest in what they offer
stop buying what they’re selling
silence their lies
by not listening at all
remove them from your timelines
block their accounts
don’t repost
don’t like
don’t bookmark
don’t screenshot
beware of deceitful people
exploiting your vulnerabilities
while filling their pockets
by your desire to have the quick fix
for your heartache that they’ve promised
to provide but never do” pg. 84

“bits of broken.
break my heart
and you’ll find fragments
of all the love letters
i wrote to you
on each shattered piece” pg. 97

“assist.
she doesn’t always
have to save herself
the queen doesn’t have to be
content with standing alone
being strong doesn’t have
to feel lonely
it’s okay to let someone take care of you
while you work on loving yourself” pg. 116

“all the tales we tell.
incapable of facing the painful reality
of a love that’s been lost
we lie in the form of false memories
re-creating disaster and chaos
into beautiful moments
that never happened” pg. 120

“no restriction.
your independence is not
some curse or restriction
your independence doesn’t have
to be an excuse as to why you’re single
you still deserve to be loved correctly
your independence should be celebrated
and supported while in a relationship
being independent doesn’t make you unlovable
being independent doesn’t mean
you always have to fight alone
independent women still deserve
the deepest love
and wanting to be loved
and cared for
doesn’t have to compromise
a woman’s strength and independence” pg. 123

“the pages of my favorite book
between my fingers
my morning bliss
has just begun” pg. 127

“it’s evident.
something within you
is hurting, you’re in pain
and it shows in the songs
you relate to
the quotes and poetry
you double-tap on social media
and of course it’s evident
from the way these words make you feel
but things do change, as you know
things do get better and they will” pg. 145

“i see a lifetime in brown eyes.
the morning comes too soon
your eyes a weary shade of brown
your hair twisted and tangled
restless and yet you smile 
the sun rises on your face
shining brighter than before
you lean in to whisper “i love you”
but in this moment, i love you more” pg. 161

“child of the moon.
you are a living extension
of the moon in the night
a light that shines the brightest
during the darkness” pg. 212

“starlit.
count the stars
that live within yourself
you’re brighter than you know” pg. 246

“no longer.
after begging for a truth
that has been kept from you
emotional exhaustion sets in
you’ve been strong but now
you’re tired of being lied to
you’re tired of being denied
the respect that you’ve fought for
while fighting for a space in their life
the begging and pleading
is replaced with the silence of anger
the silence of resentment
the silence that seems the loudest
as your refusal to speak
screams of your disappointment
and your newfound commitment
to yourself
a silent declaration of the desire
to now detach your heart
from the heart that hurts you
after demanding the truth for so long
you’ve reached your breaking point” pg. 261

““potion.
she refused to be anyone’s cup of tea
she was more so the finest glass of whiskey” pg. 270

“the carving of.
you’ve written your initials
on my soul
your love, carved into me” pg. 306

“steel curtain.
protect your energy
understand that not everyone
who wants you
deserves you
protect your peace of mind
understand that most people
don’t even deserve to be a thought” pg. 328

“hell in mind.
we carry around hell
in the form of memories
moments shared with people
who no longer mean anything
to our lives” pg. 346