Contemptuous is a poetry book based on the authors experience with adversity. Tōnya was able to utilize the power of words when her back was up against the wall of societal warfare. What better way to activate your power of healing than to turn your words into fuel. May the reader of Contemptuous be ignited to grasp the concept of how powerful one's voice can truly be. Your voice and your experiences MATTER. Her words have created a fighter within her to keep pressing no matter how hard trials can be. God for us all and Tōnya's stories prove that no one is alone.