A compilation of short poems and quotes written by yours truly. Highest: #1 in poetry All Rights Reserved © John Schorwinson 2017 Marvellous cover made by @soundthealarm

A girl woke up at 2am and decided to drown her thoughts before it drowns her.

Stacey Williams had always loved Axel Teller. But he had paid her no mind. She wanted more than the meaningless flings they had. She wanted her love to be returned. She wanted to be loved back. She did everything to get his attention. She had one-night stands with countless boys - throwing away her innocence - and tearing apart her reputation. All for him. But Axel didn't notice Stacey as anything more than a girl to have a fling with on the side. And Stacey watched as the boy she loved fell for another girl, and they were happy and complete. And Stacey was alone and hated. Tarnished and scarred. She was the girl he left behind. [The first book won the 2015 Wattys for the Cover-to-Cover award and 2016 Fiction Awards. Book two won the 2018 Fiction Awards. #1 in Teen Fiction and Short Story.] book two is currently unavailable, it will be released late 2023.

Highest Rank #6 in poetry #4 in prose Status: COMPLETE I believe one of the greatest gifts of all is to be able to express oneself through poems - compromising your own personal emotions and words that speak your heart. To be able to share a vulnerable side of me with people I've never met in person, I dare say, is a form of bravery in itself. Thanks for reading Essence Of Blue.

❝We were living minds with dying hearts.❞