Themes present: addiction, mental illness, loss, emotional/physical/sexual abuse, and PTSD. All of this is shared in the hope that we can de-stigmatize some of these subjects and create a safe outlet for people to share, grow, and continually heal. *Some of these stories have been shared on behalf of others and are not entirely from my own experience. All has been done so with the permission and understanding of those whose stories inspired poetic exploration and retelling.