Sometimes life hits you hard. When it does it often reveals something within us that we didn't know was there. These revelations can be beautiful, raw and inspiring. They can also be ugly, harsh and uncomfortable to look at. When life hits me hardest - I write. Here follows a collection of moments where pure emotion has driven me to put ink to paper. These poems span a ten year period 2010-2020 telling the story of the moments where life hit hardest.