You may feel like it, but I am here, on this earth, feeling these things too. That’s something you and I have to discover separately, on our own paths in our different ways.īut I am here to tell you you are not alone. I know that despite all the compliments and words of encouragement and people supporting you, you still have doubts and fears and hesitancies.Īnd I’m not here to give you an answer or solution because I do not have one. I know you are insecure and you have this wavering confidence that takes hours to build and only seconds to destroy. I know there are nights where you lie wide awake and contemplate all your imperfections and blemishes. I know you sometimes think you don’t mean anything to anybody except your parents (and maybe not even them). Suddenly, the world picked up and ran away without me. When you left, all the minutes that were traded for hours and all the days that turned into years with you hit me at full force. The world went by in hazy and measured movements. Soon enough, I realized I was looking for you in every instance, every song, every sunset, every drop of rain. I am boxed in, holding my hands out, trying "In spare poems with aphoristic lines and short prose segments, the book speaks to adolescent pain and suffering."- Publishers WeeklyĬheck out Makenzie Campbell's other hit poetry book 2am Thoughts Read more A reminder to put one foot in front of the other even when it's dark because there is always a light waiting for you in the distance."- Wilder, Author of Nocturnal You can feel the healing as you sit in the driver's seat, in charge of your own life.
You can feel the hope at the coffee shop where a beginning happened. You can feel the heartbreak inside the bedroom where you lost a love. You can paint over it, but it will always be there. Nineteen is a collection of poetry that broaches heartbreak, love, loss, war, peace, and healing.įor every place we go, there is a feeling or memory that's been painted on the walls. For anyone whose emotions are tied to places, this book is for you."- Courtney Peppernell, author of Pillow Thoughtsīy the author of the wildly successful 2am Thoughts, comes Nineteen - titled after the poet's age when she wrote this new book. It's in these places, that we feel particular emotions, which help shape who we become.
"There are defining moments in our lives that we often experience in certain places.
"A necessary reminder that whatever we are feeling, we are never feeling it alone." - Trista Mateer, author of Aphrodite Made Me Do It
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