A poem is a place to feel and interpret your emotions. Because… is a journey weaving you through the struggles of vulnerability and sadness, the connection of friendship, the elation of love, the intensity of grief, and the power of strength. Ames invites you to take an emotional ride as she exposes pieces of her emotions and gives you the space to feel and interpret your own.
Ames is a poet, creative, re-creator, survivor and thriver. For as long as she can remember, she has used poetry to express her own emotions. Now she wants to help others feel theirs as a way to find hope and healing. She is also a public speaker and trainer for multiple highly acclaimed, evidence-based workshops.
I received this book earlier today, and sat down to read it. I finished it in one sitting - and what a roller coaster of emotions it put me through. It was as if the author had looked inside my mind, my heart... taken the words I was afraid to utter openly and penned them on paper. I smiled, I cried, I felt justified in my own emotions so many times. If you are struggling with feelings or know someone who is, get them this book. I cannot recommend this little book enough. It's just beautiful all the way through.
Poetry can be whatever you need it to be… this collection of poetry is a reminder of that. Feelings and affirmation… you don’t know what the author was going through when she wrote it but the words bring you back to a time when you felt those same feelings. Just beautiful.