"It was summer when I met him, and summer when I lost him." Every sound of the waves and smell of the beach reminds me of you. Every song that I'm listening to relates to you. I don't have the strength to talk with you, but I'm still hoping for us. I'm still hoping for you to come back and explain. Let me understand you. Let me hear your voice this summer. Started Written: July 23, 2023 Published: August 4, 2023 Finished: August 26, 2023

That was the most regretful summer ever. The summer when I hurt the man who mended my broken heart, the man who brought me back to God, the one who listened to my rants, who made me the happiest girl, the man I loved and will always be the one I'll love for the rest of my life. Date Started: December 10, 2023 Date Finished: January 18, 2024

When I say that a dose of poetry makes me feel alive-I mean breathing with love and freedom. This book holds the poems and prose I have written through the years. Revised versions of my pre-pandemic and during pandemic poetry.