Scars of Yesterday: Poems of Resilience

This collection of original poems explores the process of healing from emotional wounds, trauma, and heartbreak. The poems reflect on childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood - formative times of change and vulnerability. While acknowledging past pain, the poems ultimately convey a spirit of perseverance, compassion, and hope. Poetic themes include nostalgia, grief, strength, growth, forgiveness, and seeing life with new eyes. Stylistically, the collection aims for accessible, conversational language with vivid imagery and earnest self-reflection. It will resonate with readers who have endured their own hard seasons, and emerged kinder, wiser, and more open-hearted.