i wrote "poems" when i was 14 years old. it was my way of escaping from depression, one of the few things that kept me from going suicidal. i am a very open person and, i am not ashamed to talk about it and the things i have done to cope with it. i felt as if writing on here was the only way i could get my thoughts out and someone would actually listen to me.

i will never forget the first comment i got from a reader, telling me she had just gone through the same thing. it made me feel less alone, writing made me feel less alone.

originally, i had smaller plans for this book, i never thought that it would come to almost 80 chapters . i did not realise how many people i have touched with these poems, how many people have reached out to me saying these poems have healed them or made their heartbreak a little more tolerable by the day, the response i have been getting over the past year has been amazing. i am very grateful and, i am happy to say that i myself, have healed a little.

thank you, thank you, thank you.

love ,

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