Darkness Before the Dawn: A Poetic Journey; Chapter One
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Following the death of his nephew, two months before the miscarriage of his daughter, Skye, Charles entered his darkest hour.. Filled with doubts and questions, he searches for answers in all of the wrong places. Or were they really answers disguised as questions?
Living a life behind walls made of stone, Charles refuses to let any one in, or his emotions out. But the voices of his subconscious began crying out and could no longer be silenced. On the brink of losing his sanity -and the identity he created, he did the one thing that could silence their screams: journaled them so that he could hear what they had to say. The book you are about to read is the poetic journey of finding peace in the midst of war, a silver lining hidden in the storm clouds around his soul, light in the darkness and hope in his hopelessness. Bear with him to the sixth chapter and you may see the morning light rise on his eye lids, or you may see them close and never open again.
The greatest question he must ask himself is: "Who can I trust with my story when I don't even know myself?"
After all, he once said, "When the sun sets and I'm left to face my darkest hour, even my shadow leaves my side."
Note from the Author: Darkness before the Dawn is a published work, copyrighted in the Author's name, and is available for purchase. For more information, follow him here: www.facebook.com/fromdarknesstolight.charlesgatesjr
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