These are not perfect poems. They don’t follow rules. They don’t use big words. But they are honest. This is a small collection of 12 short poems I wrote about love, mental illness, and the strange spaces in between. I’ve never studied poetry. I just wrote what I felt, in the simplest way I could. If you’ve ever loved someone too much, or felt like your mind was a little too loud, maybe these poems will feel familiar. You don’t need to be a poetry expert to read them. You just need a little space in your heart.

Thank you for being here.