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A girl receives a letter from the mother who abandoned her years ago, leaving her to deal with the remnants of their broken family alone. She attempts to respond by bottling her emotions into the chaotic lines of poems, as old scars are reopened.
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dear whoever this falls into the hands of,
i forgive you for your theft of my poems
because i picture you as robin hood
and instead of stealing riches--you collect stories
taking from those with too much to say but not enough time;
whose pockets are full with too many words demanding to be heard
giving to those who have not found their voice;
whose vocal cords have broken for fear of what may escape their lips
and for that, you are more than a common criminal--but, a messenger
you prefer to carry a pen rather than sandals
for the black ink that stains minds is the fuel that flies you between realms
i hope my story saves someone who needs it
someone like me
and i can help them see what once i was blinded to
that hope is reborn into an infinite amount of incarnations
it's all a matter of knowing where to look
and this is the story
of how i found it
in lilies
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Winner of the Young Adult Awards
*lowercase is intended*
*all works are completely fictional*
credit for the amazing cover goes to @centrifugal