I Have to Tell You Something

by Zara Bas

A collection of modern poetic-style prose to cradle, comfort, guide and hold space for emotions big and small. Fans of Brianna Wiest, Bianca Sparacino, and Yung Pueblo are sure to enjoy.

I Have to Tell You Something is Zara Bas's first book of pieces written from the most tender depths of a healing heart exploring themes of love, loss, grief, loneliness and self-worth. Split into two sections of soft and hard truths, these are the words your inner child needed to hear.

Genres: Poetry, Self Help, Nonfiction, Mental Health, Love

128 pages, Paperback

Published May 1, 2022

About the author

Zara Bas is a retired poetry author who formerly wrote on topics such as love, loss, grief, self-esteem, self-love and purpose.

Reviews

[Briney (studying) · Rating 5 out of 5]

"You can be flawed and still be flourishing."

The universe conspires in your favour - I needed to read this today.

[romana · Rating 1 out of 5]

I miss those times when poetry was actually poetry

[Annie · Rating 4 out of 5]

"In the end, you’ll walk away and that will be the beginning."

I really needed to read some of this words.

[Shameless.bookslut · Rating 4 out of 5]

"𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥."

[alexandra (warner’s version) · Rating 4 out of 5]

That was very beautiful, simple and lovely! I finished it in 30 minutes but I'm definitely going back to read my favorite poems:) I teared up a few times and recommend this to everyone<3

[mena ౨ৎ · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was a positively gorgeous series of poems. zara bas is exceptional with her writing style and there were certain poems that literally made me want to tear up. it's a very comforting read.

[Savannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. This is my new favorite book!

[maegan · Rating 4 out of 5]

It felt like a pep talk after heartbreak, although I miss the days in which poetry actually rhymed. Loved the hard truths, I found myself sharing many of them with my bff.

[☆｡.:*maria ☆. ｡.:* · Rating 5 out of 5]

some hit way too hard

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

and people think rupi kaur’s poetry is bad?!?! this was soooo much worse. i only semi-liked two poems in here and that is saying a lot. yeesh.

[Ben cooper]

This is a joke. How Is this poetry? Shakespeare would
Roll in his grave. It shouldn’t be advertised as poetry because it’s just sayings directed towards people who are ‘broken’. This was just not a good read. Modern poetry is such rubbish.

[Leeza Jayde · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zara's book was soothing, thought-provoking and beautifully raw. I devoured the entire collection, and then turned back to the first page and started reading again. Separated into two sections, 'Soft Truths' and 'Hard Truths' both comforted me and then reinforced some eye-opening epiphanies. Numerous times I just had to stop reading and stare at the ceiling for a little while because her prose really hit me where I needed it most. This book contains medicine for old aches. Zara has clearly poured so much of her heart into this and I just couldn't recommend it enough. Definitely my poetry book of the year so far. Was exactly what I personally needed.

[⋆.˚ Ariana ᡣ&#x10b69;ྀིྀི · Rating 2 out of 5]

Last night I was in need of something poetic to read. Then I came across this. While it might’ve not fully made me feel the things that I wanted to feel, but it helped me to understand and reflect upon my feelings.

[Morgane]

Why are people publishing Instagram quotes and calling it poetry

[Robin Stolk · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overrated, and too expensive .

[Melikilii · Rating 5 out of 5]

“In the end, you’ll walk away and that will be the beginning.”

[☆ ☾ alex ☽ ☆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

“You have to keep going
you have to keep creating
keep trying
keep loving
keep believing
when it feels like no one’s listenin
and it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere
when you want to throw the towel in
you have to keep going.

You owe yourself at least one more chance.”

“Learning to set boundaries comes with so much anxiety. Anxiety over confrontation, the other person’s reaction, potentinally losing them and yet it is so necessary for healing.”

“The cost of not being true to yourself
for the sake of approval
is losing your authenticity
and that’s a price
far too high to pay,”

“You once measured yourself in grades
numbers on scales
in certificates
now look at you.
You no longer need a unit of measurement to know your value.”

“If you don’t like it where you’re at but you don’t know what to do about it - try starting again.”

"You do have what it takes
what it takes to get throught this
what it takes to transcent
to become
to flourish
no matter how dark it gets.

You have what it takes."

[Criss M · Rating 3 out of 5]

3⭐️
Simple y sencillo.
A veces me encuentro a mi y mis pensamientos en estos libros.

[Md. Shahedul Islam Shawn · Rating 1 out of 5]

কবি আমার বা*ল বলেছেন

[Emma Dodd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helpful little poems to read on a bad day! Words can help a lot ❤️

[Abir · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was just nice...

[Chrissann Nickel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was another poet I discovered through Instagram and bought her book out of my commitment to paying artists for their art that I consume on social media for free (whenever I can).

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this short, sweet collection. There are so many passages that are a comfort, and I’ve already bought another copy as a gift for someone else.

[Zyanz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just a masterpiece!!!!

[Hasnaa Laghzioui · Rating 1 out of 5]

If drop-shipping concept were a « poetry » book 😑
Can’t believe I spent 20$ on this.

[Mariam.022 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This had really beautiful pieces, some of my fav were :
-you are not the things they said to you in the throes of anger.
-Trauma didn’t make you stronger   You did that.  
-You don’t need to prove you’re hurting for your pain to be real.  
-It took us so long to build and just seconds to break.
-You deserve more than the position of emotional handyman.  
-You want everyone to like you but do you like you?  

[Carmen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of these words caught me at the right moment. Some just didn't at all. I guess I'll have to wait and see what I'll feel in the future.
It felt good to be reminded of some truths, but I felt like there wasn't anything surprising or new for me. I guess I hoped for new metaphors and to dive deeper into the truths and the feelings behind them.

[Woman_with_a_book · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wunderschönes Buch, bewegt mich genauso wie Rupi Kaur. Werde ich noch oft zur Hand nehmen.

[char ☆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

“yours is the most frightening love
not because you hurt me
but because you’re the only one who hasn’t”

[Casey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I reached the end of this book and just paused. Is this the end of these amazing poems? I suppose it is for now. I hope she keeps on writing and I look forward to seeing more of their work.

[Narathea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sometimes you just need to read some of these pages to come back to life.