"What are the birds and the bees?" I asked innocently. "Bees kiss flowers to pollinate them, and when a bird and a bee meet, the bee stings the bird and loses its stinger... Like when a boy and a girl meet, the-" "Why does the bee sting the bird if he always kisses flowers, though?" And thats when he realized he was teaching his young daughter that its normal for love to hurt. A poetry book about sexual abuse and assault. About abusive relationships. About trauma. About the healing.