Poem. Must read with the audio as it sets the mood.

"Words that broke me apart and words that also made me whole." Emotions: Shaping poetry, out of the struggles of the past and childhood trauma that played in misshaping a mind and soul well into adulthood. Turmoil: The efforts of finding love, surviving love, and learning to love again, and some only to find it's a fake love that makes you wish for death. Chaos: Creating a poet with chaotic emotions, words, out of control, as I make my way through life, somehow still holding on. Cover and Poems by ME, LAJoyner Rated Mature for sensitive topics, including depression, trauma, and intimacy. Former title: 'Made of Broken Pieces.'

🏆 THE AMBY AWARDS 2024 FAVORITE 🏆 Deep within the recesses of one's heart is a sanctuary, a special place where one can dwell without fear or despair. A collection of poems that speak from the heart, each page features the author's original art and photography. #1 in poems 2023/08/29 #1 in poetry 2023/06/28 #2 in poem 2023/09/21 #6 in free verse 2023/06/25 #6 in ballad 2023/06/24 #10 in rhyme 2023/05/29 #12 in dark poetry 2023/05/30 Cover Design by IrenicJ_stories

🏆 Ambys 2025 Grand Favourite 🏆 The voices of the dead that haunt us. The forests covered in gnarled trees that we traverse. The incredible heights that daunt us. All of these shall now be explored through verse. Cover designed by @Tealover0669

This is a collection of poems born from silence, survival, and identity. Written by someone who was told to hide, and chose instead to speak. Every poem is a quiet war. Every line, a piece of light. _________________________________________ 'And Strangle them with a rainbow shirt, Because Little broken boys just don't seem to hurt.' - From 'Too young' 'You're a man now, not little anymore, Still so little, Evermore...' - From 'My Favourite little Man' 'Would I too break my toys, if I did belong?' - From 'Mirror World' ______________________________________________ ⚠️BEWARE⚠️- There's too much going on in my poems ;) If you don't relate to my poems, I feel sad for you. If you do relate to my poems, I feel sadder for you. ______________________________________________ 1st Runner-Up In 'The Fathomless Verse Awards' 🏆 _____________________________________________ Remarkable Rankings! #6 in poems out of 222k books on 10/31/25 #4 in Poesia out of 16k books on 11/11/25 #20 in short out of 160k books on 11/11/25 #7 in inspiration out of 30k books on 11/11/25 #2 in Poesia out of 16k books on 11/13/25 #13 in short out of 160k books on 11/13/25 #1 in Personal out of 28k books on 11/15/25 #2 in Poems out of 222k books on 1/14/25 #1 in Poesia out of 16k books on 12/16/25 #1 in Poems out of 222k books on 6/2/26

🥉 Best Female Character in The Time Vortex Awards 🥈 Best Soft Scene in Firework at Countdown Mini Awards & Best Plot in The Moon Awards 🥇 Best Romance in End Of Year Awards & Best Contemporary Romance in The Love Letter Legacy. 24 Kids. One field trip. When Tilly Lilly Johnson presses record on her vintage camera, she isn't just telling a story-she's confessing one. Her life looks picture-perfect from the outside. Composed, creative, and effortlessly put together. But behind the scenes stands a girl quietly shaped by grief, isolation, and secrets that have followed her for years. The school trip to Los Angeles promises distraction-a sun-soaked break from routine and a chance to reinvent herself far from home. Distance feels like freedom; freedom feels intoxicating. But old feelings intensify and a love triangle ignites between the two boys who know her best, as jealousy and rivalry blur the lines of friendship. Beneath the chaos, something darker stirs-strange incidents, unsettling encounters. Something's off. She's not imagining it. The farther she runs, the tighter the past holds. Will Tilly uncover what's really happening before it's too late, or will she fall for the deceptions and finally get swallowed up by her past? ©2025 by S.A.S. (QueenSas24). All rights reserved. No parts of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, or distributed in any form by any means-including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods-without prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations used in critical reviews.

Samantha Moore has survived more than her fair share of curveballs. Yet when the curveballs begin to put her two children at risk, she knows it's time to run. And fast. After securing safe passage through a long list of contacts to what she hopes will be a safe haven, Sam is set on burning every bridge she's ever known and starting fresh. Something her children seem to be on board with. So when their new next door neighbor takes an interest in the closed off, single parent family, Sam is determined to put an end to it. But putting up a wall around charismatic actor Troy Williams proves harder than she expected and soon Sam finds herself torn between the life she needs to make for safety and the life she's always wanted. As the past begins to return, reminding her that nowhere will ever be far enough so long as she is alive, she's forced to make a choice. Running has as many consequences as standing her ground, yet as Sam prepares to subject her children to a lifestyle of transient safety, she's reminded that Firefly Alley is more than just a stopping point. It's a home. And home is worth fighting for.

Cold, cruel, calculating. These are the words that best describe Chevalier Michel, the second prince of Rhodolite. A genius and a master swordsman, he has well and truly earned the monikers the Brutal Beast and the Bloody Tiger, and he's worked his whole life toward the singular goal of claiming the throne. He has no time or patience for anyone or anything that stands in his way, and he certainly never gives any thought to something so foolish as emotions. Few question him. All fear him. Except for his new maid.

[Medical version] 🇰🇷🇩🇲 🏆x28 accolades Seokjin-version book 2 "ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴏᴋᴊɪɴ, ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇɴᴇᴍʏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ɪs. -ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ- It all started in the late 1800s when a Kim ancestor entered a shrine with a far-reaching request. Then, in 1920, a young aristocrat, Kim Seokjin, fell hopelessly in love with a beautiful diplomat's daughter. But because of societal expectations, their love was doomed from the start. For almost a century, Seokjin has had to defy time to chase the love of his life due to being trapped in a cruel cycle every 25 years, where he finds her but then loses her to a tragic end. 2025-Now, a renowned and brilliant medical doctor at MinHyun Private Clinic, he was a man of logic and discipline. But when a bright-eyed resident intern from the Dominican Republic steps into his hospital with the same face, doe eyes, and warm smile as the woman he has loved and lost across ages, his world crumbles. But this time Seokjin refused to give in to love-if he ignored her and fought the pull, maybe she would live, and the endless cycle would end. She felt it too-the unexplainable pull toward the cold, distant doctor who refused to look at her but intrigued her deeply. But will fate draw them together again? Can he outrun time itself...or will love once prove stronger than destiny? Credit: Cover @strawberry1d Mood board Aesthetics - @Writer_Tanus Storyboard character scenes - @Strawberry1d Highest ranking #1 Timekeeper 27/1/26 #1 1970 21/2/26 #2 dominicanrepublic 20/1/26 #1 curly 12/2/26 #1. Dominican. 8/2/26 #2 timeless 8/1/26 Published: 23 /03/25 Completed: ? 𝔊𝔢𝔫𝔯𝔢 𝔐𝔢𝔡𝔦𝔠𝔞𝔩 ℜ𝔬𝔪𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔢 𝔐𝔶𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔶 𝔗𝔦𝔪𝔢 𝔱𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔩 ℜ𝔢𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔫𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫

The café was half-empty. Late evening. "You look like you've been reading something interesting," Ji-Woon said, nodding at the psychology book on the table. Woojin didn't smile. "Just definitions." "Of?" "Human patterns. Behavioral disorders. That kind of thing." Ji-Woon stirred his iced americano lazily. "So... psychopath or sociopath?" Woojin's eyes lifted. "Psychopaths are born cold. Sociopaths are made cruel." "And which are you?" "Neither. I just observe." Ji-Woon grinned. Not wide. Just crooked. "You don't believe in diagnosis?" "I don't believe in labeling weapons." Silence. Outside the window, a girl walked a white dog. Inside, the espresso machine hissed. Ji-Woon tapped his glass once against the table. "People talk about morality like it's a compass. I think it's a lockpick. The better you are at pretending to care, the more doors you open." Woojin tilted his head. "So which door did Choi Hyun-Seok open?" A pause. Ji-Woon's smile didn't falter, but his fingers froze briefly. "I think he picked the wrong one." "Unfortunate." "Mm. For him, at least." More silence. This one heavier. --- They don't become friends. Not immediately. They orbit each other. Test each other. Masked in casual conversation. Woojin senses Ji-Woon is dangerous-not in a physical way, but socially. Ji-Woon senses Woojin is cold-unreachable. Not like the others. And both of them? They don't trust each other. But neither can look away. But when a detective turns up dead, both boys are tied to the shadow left behind. Not by evidence. Not by motive. But by the way they watched. One of them crossed the line. And the other might have opened the door. Two monsters. One body. No witnesses. Who betrayed who first? Warning: This work is fictional and do not intend to resemble any living person and actual location. #20 in Sociopath on 02.06.2026 Credits : @Rosy_Posy_Cozy for book cover