Rose: Future Heart

by Jazalyn

A beautiful and charismatic but blowsy and lonely rose faces external turbulences and internal battles of life and love, but She overcomes them filtering the positiveness and the negativeness, and She becomes the future heart deep down inside She always was.

Genres: Poetry

225 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 19, 2020

About the author

With millions of impressions, half million engagements and 30,000 followers in social media, Jazalyn is among the most-promising newcomers authors-poets.

Her books have sold in 4 Continents and have been featured on prominent lists on Amazon US/UK/AU/CA/IN and more. Soon she will expand in every corner of the Earth.

Jazalyn attracts all cultures and traditions with an audience from all walks and stages of life as a consequence of the universal atmosphere that encircles her themes.

Her innovative and versatile writing style stemming from abstraction and absurdness captivates mystery and suspense with words swimming in surrealism and magical realism.

Her imaginative and inventive narration unites the philosophical with the psychological and the scientific elements of both fantasy and fiction that create and solve riddles and puzzles.

In what results as a contemporary genre of cinematic (epic) poetry in slice of life-vignette expression which provokes thinking and eyes new horizons.

Jazalyn's art is purposely colorful, geometrical and fashionable in its totality to match the aesthetics of a qualitative artfulness which expands the consciousness of an enlightenment painted in a kind of mysticism and spirituality that knows no boundaries.

Her latest books vViIrRuUsS, Rose, Hollow signify Jazalyn's transition towards literary magnificence.

Reviews

[Heather Adores Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have to preface by saying that poetry is not my typical genre, but, as always, I'll give some thoughts.

There are 109 individually titled poems within this collection. Some are short and some are a couple of kindle pages worth. They each convey thoughts of life and love in different ways and how they have an emotional impact. I found each of them to flow into the next one well.

Some quotes that I enjoyed ~
Love touches the heart
Love embraces the soul
Love shapes dreams
Love creates hopes
Love makes characters
Love cries
Love suffers
And love needs a hand
Love needs a hug

The point of love
Is not to point
The wrong
It's to paint
The right

I think this would appeal to those that enjoy poetry.

*Thanks to the author for providing me with a copy to read. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*

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[Stephanie (Bookfever) · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really wanted to enjoy this book a little bit more but I ended up thinking it was an okay collection of poems. I liked it but there was still something missing for me that I can't quite explain properly.

The poems themselves were lovely to read. I don't have anything that bad to say about them. They were beautifully written that's for sure, but I feel I missed the point of them. I know it's a novel in verse but I've read novels in verse before and this just felt like a collection of poems to me. It's probably just my own personal thing and this book is more complex and intricate than that so I just think I missed whatever it is I was supposed to feel with the poetry.

Did I just completely miss the boat on this? Maybe. Would I recommend this poetry collection? Only if you're really into poetry. Maybe you'll understand the book more than I did. At least I hope so. I do have to say since it's a collection of poetry that it's a quick read. I read it in one sitting so that's something at least.

[OJ Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rose: Future Heart is a collection of poetry on the eternal soul's loneliness and finding love on this earth. The poems are written beautifully, which emotionally links you with her grief.

The poems recount the rose's anguish, surviving her new existence, experiences of love, heartbreak, and a second chance that teaches her to love herself before expecting love from others. The process of discovering and embracing herself is the one I appreciate the most.

The author did an excellent job of describing the different aspects of love. When love feels too good to be true, an indelible feeling, the first emotion, and the same person experiences love as the deepest, distracting, dreadful, never-ending anguish. This portion was the most enjoyable of the book.

Rose overcomes depression and bullying and continues to seek, and do what she wants, never losing herself in the process. It is the hardest and the most admirable thing I've ever read.

Full Review on OJ Reads

[KKEC Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Published: December 18, 2020
Pages: 226
Genre: Poetry
KKECReads Rating: 4/5
I received a copy of this book for free, and I leave my review voluntarily.

Jazalyn is among the most-promising newcomer authors-poets.
Her books have sold in 4 Continents and featured on best-seller category-based lists on Amazon US, Amazon UK, and Amazon AU. Soon she will expand to every corner of the Earth. Jazalyn attracts all cultures and traditions with an audience from all walks and stages of life as a consequence of the universal atmosphere that encircles her themes. Her innovative and versatile writing style stemming from abstraction and absurdness captivates mystery and suspense with words swimming in surrealism and magical realism. Her imaginative and inventive narration unites the philosophical with the psychological and the scientific elements of fantasy and fiction that create and solve riddles and puzzles. Jazalyn's art is purposely colorful, geometrical, and fashionable in its totality to match the aesthetics of a qualitative artfulness which expands the consciousness of enlightenment painted in a kind of mysticism and spirituality that knows no boundaries.

“This rose Is me: The future heart I always had.”

This was such a powerfully emotional experience. The way this poetry was presented and the order in which the words washed over me was outstanding.

The writing is strong, vibrant, and intelligent. There is an emotion-packed into each verse, so raw and so real, you’ll feel it in your heart.

This was almost like reading about the process of falling in love or experiencing some life-altering circumstance.

A very talented poet beautifully writes them. I read certain verses several times because the words were so beautifully written and punched my heart.

If you are a lover of poetry and enjoy reading real, raw, powerful verse, this is a good choice!

[Masha M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

“This rose Is me: The future heart I always had.”

This was a very incredible poem. It discusses on love, and the feeling of loss. I loved the poems in it that discussed on how to deal with negativities in life.

It is easy to read and understand, the stanzas each connecting with the next in a smooth manner.

Moreover, the author uses this poem to express the emotions that are harbouring deep inside of her. This was a great read for me, I finished in two days and totally enjoyed the whole dark poetry touch of it all.

[Nila Eslit · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poems are open to varied interpretations, depending on where you view them from. Although not everyone appreciates it, poetry is the language of the heart. Jazalyn, the poet just shows it in her book, Rose: Future Heart.

Not all people are interested in poetry for one reason or another. While others love this type of art. After all, art is a form of personal expression. And, like any art form, poetry is subject to several interpretations.

In Rose: Future Heart, the poet presents multiple topics about life situations. Although she tends to write extensively about her views on love, relationships, and commitments. She addresses the positive and the negative impacts of love on her. The poet, or the central subject of the poems, is ambivalent about the matter. While she wants to love and to be loved, she’s at the same time afraid to express it. Apparently, her not-so-good relationships in the past make her hold back her feelings. She also hates male chauvinism and doesn’t like it when she is treated low. Besides that, the issue of bullying seems to haunt her. Although she admits that,

“I wish my pride was not too high.”

Moreover, the poet expresses her views on love in different emotions, depending on her disposition at the moment she writes. And, it’s remarkable how she puts the accurate words that correspond with her feelings. Each poem actually stands alone. But, when put together, all the pieces create one story like a life journey. From there, a reader may surmise that the story is that of a confused individual seeking a way out.

The Book and the Author

Rose: Future Heart is a compilation of poems written by Jazalyn. The book contains many topics that it’s difficult to pinpoint a central theme. Although Jazalyn presents more pieces on love than on other topics. All her poems in this book are free-flowing, easy to read, and beautifully put together. These are the trademark of Jazalyn’s writing style.

I just want to mention that Rose: Future Heart takes a quite different pattern compared with Jazalyn’s other books (vViIrRuUsS and Hollow). In this collection, the author noticeably presents more profound emotions regarding love. This is demonstrated in her act of writing many similar poems from different emotional levels. And, I appreciate Jazalyn for this. She shows, once again, her adeptness in playing with words to weave a beautiful piece of literary art.

However, I feel there’s something lacking or missing in the collection, although I can’t actually pinpoint what it is. Or, perhaps I’m just expecting more from this book. Rose: Future Heart is unlike the other two books where Jazalyn focused her poems around specific themes. In this volume, the author adds a handful of pieces that don’t necessarily connect with the rest. They’re some sort of “side story”. Likewise, I honestly don’t grasp the relation between the title of the book and its contents. The future of the rose is quite unclear to me.

Nevertheless, I give Rose: Future Heart a rating of 4 out of 5 stars, and I recommend this book to all readers, especially poetry lovers.

NOTE: The above review is also posted in The Catalyst.

[Sara McClaflin]

I was lucky enough to receive this book from the author. I hope the prospective reader will read this review fully before making any prejudgments on the book. I will give the book my thoughts. These thoughts are completely my own and not swayed in any way by anyone else’s reviews or opinions.

Read more reviews here: www.onreviewbysara.com

My Rating: I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars. Poetry has never been something that I could connect with and this collection I did. It was well written. I do recommend this book to adults looking to expand their reading and to get into poetry. This really is what I would think that a reader or someone getting into reading would be amazed by the quality they are receiving.

[Paula Ratcliffe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful written poetry that captures your heart and keeps you well engaged and feeling so many emotions while reading. I don't want to give much away because I think you as a reader need to experience this book for yourself and I don't think I could do it justice.

[Olivia B. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thank you so much to the author for giving me a free copy of this poem collection. I feel like I didn't completely understand the concept, and I do believe that this collection is worth a shot if to try out if you're interested in reading it.

I’m not positive about how to review this because there are a ton of different poems within this single story. I wrote a lot of notes while reading certain poems; however, there are many similar themes throughout all of the poems. This may be my editor side coming out, but I was unsatisfied with the number of basic meaning words throughout the poems. When I say this, I’m referring to words such as “good”, “bad”, “evil”, “happy”, “sad”, etc. One thing that I appreciate the most about poetry is the intentionality. When I see all of these basic words, it’s hard to completely grasp what each word truly means to the speaker. I first came across this issue in the poem “Rise Rose Risen”. This also connects with my desire to have more metaphors and expressions.

For full review:
https://livingnormally.home.blog/2022...

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an email from Jazalyn asking to read and review her work. I am very happy that her email was sent, the book "Rose: Future Heart" is the one I read so far out of her three works. I did purchase the book and really enjoyed or I should say, connected with the words and messages.

Sample of the connection:

Once I was full of feelings
But back then
I was innocent; Now I can’t fall in love:
Is it me
Or the world?

Jazalyn. Rose: Future Heart (p. 174). Kindle Edition.

There are many areas in the book where, at least for me, I was stopped and asked if the wonderful word smithing was about me. The subjects and rythm of the poetry was wonderfully done. I am not a literary major by any stretch but I love to read and I know what I like and what affects me in wonderful ways.

Whether poetry is something you enjoy or not, I believe you will enjoy and relate to his authors words.

[Luke Sherwood · Rating 3 out of 5]

(See also: reviews of "vViIrRuUsS" and "Hollow: A Love Like a Life")

These three books come to us from Jazalyn, who styles herself an artist and a poetess. They consist of verse forms covering the young writer’s concerns with everything from her own love life to the fate of modern civilization. The stanzas bring to bear a nebulous energy and give one hope that a young artist can be clear-headed enough to be sobered by today’s world, but also approach healing it with a young person’s energy and belief in the future. While the verses don’t necessarily aspire to a polished form, they do come with a fresh and hopeful outlook, held by an intelligent and forthright artist. She strives to find her voice and to establish the cogency of her message, and in these, her effort is well worth our noticing.

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Rose: Future Heart” by Jazalyn is a collection of poems that each stand alone, but taken together, present a complete story. From the character of Rose, the author explores the different stages and experiences of love. Those stages and experiences themselves lead to other feelings and emotional conditions.

There were a couple of places where I was not quite sure of the linkage between the poems, and other places where I thought the connections were particularly powerful. That in itself is part of the power of poetry … it is open to interpretation. Overall, I found this to be an enjoyable collection of poems written in a variety of styles. You can certainly read the poems in parts or groupings as time allows, but I personally think it’s more impactful if you read the entire volume from beginning to end in one sitting. Experiencing the book in that way magnifies the ups and downs, the depression, turmoil, and triumph of the spirit and the heart.

[Escape Into Reading · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had stated in a previous review that poetry is challenging for me to review. I am used to reviewing novels and discussing plotlines and such. But it isn’t as easy to do when it comes to poetry. I am going to try my best with this review!!

Rose: Future Heart is about a beautiful rose. The rose is dealing with the loss of great love and negative influences in her life. She realizes that to find love, she needs to love herself. And when she does, she finds a love that transcends everything.

The author beautifully wrote the poetry in this book. The poems themselves were easy to read. While I didn’t connect with them, reading and reviewing poetry is out of my comfort zone, I enjoyed reading them.

I would recommend Rose: Future Hearts to anyone over 21. There is language, no sex, and no violence.

[Lisa Dawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was the second of the three poetry anthologies I was offered a review copy for from this author. The concept of a rose falling in love reminded me of the French story The Little Prince, but in actuality, this felt more like the disjointed thoughts of a tormented soul who was in a number of abusive relationships. I hope this wasn't a reflection of the author's life since it sounds like it would have been very difficult. The poems are very nice individually but don't necessarily tell a complete story when they are put together. It is not an optimistic book and instead focuses on the many disappointments of young love and being let down time and time again. Like the other book I read from this author, I feel like this would appeal mainly to teenagers and young adults who enjoy reading poetry.

[Bridget Ball · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lonely but charismatic rose faces mental battles as she metamorphosis through positivity into her future self she always knew she would become in Rose: Future Heart by Jazalyn.
A beautiful story told through verse and poetry that reminds me of that awkward moment when a girl decides to stop playing with dolls and start looking like one. My favorite was Silent SOS which in my mind could be a rap song of empowerment of someone confident but yet still a bit out of place in the world somehow.
I think this book will relate to people that are on the cusp of a turning point in their lives emotionally, physically, or internally when they are aware of something transpiring and uncertain about what reactions it may bring.

[Anu · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of poems with poetic lines filled with wisdom that have the power to make you feel emotional.

ROSE: FUTURE HEART is a dark fantasy romance towards self-esteem, self-help, self-love, self-development, self-improvement, healing.

A mentally and physically tortured rose is trying through introversion to avoid society's violence so as to retain her true, pure and moral character.

Each of them has a charm and darkness of its own. Well-curated.

I loved the poems “Dual Petals”, “The Silent Protest” and “MVP”.

A heart-touching book.

[Brittany Zimmerman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was really good! It was heartfelt, relatable and very raw. I thoroughly enjoyed this! If you like poetry, you’ll really appreciate this!

[Helga Lockheart · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful verses that narrate a story in a unique way.

Full review on www.bookjewel.blogspot.com.

[readwithsyll · Rating 2 out of 5]

I received an offer to read and give an honest review her books by the author. Honestly, I’m a bit hesitant to accept it since I know Poetry isn’t my thing. But because the author sent it anyway so here’s my review.

I’m not reading much poetry so I don’t really know what to criticize.

But here’s my point of view :
1. I feel like there’s something missing in each of them. I don’t know what is it, but I don’t feel anything while reading them.

2. I feel some poetry is quite common, which made me feel like it’s an ordinary line

3. Some poetry is interesting. Personally I enjoy the poetry that tells interesting subject rather than love. (example : the environment one)

I saw somewhere that it’s a surreal poetry, unfortunately I just knew about this and I don’t have much knowledge of it. But maybe someone who’s an expert and know about poetry will enjoy this more than I do.

Here’s my personal rating for her books :
1. vViIrRuUZz — 2 stars
2. Hollow — 3 stars
3. Rose : Future Heart — 2 stars

[Lora Shouse · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received several requests to review books by this author. Rose: Future Heart was the only one I thought looked interesting. I don’t read a lot of poetry, and the idea of a book of poetry that told a story was intriguing.

Perhaps I’m just dense, but I didn’t properly pick up on the story. The individual poems were not bad. And they did have a pretty consistent theme, namely love, which is not at all a rare subject for poetry. The first few poems at the beginning of the book using the motif of the rose as a metaphor for a person in love were pretty good, and the idea of the cycles of life is good. But most of the rest of the book was lost on me.

First off, I was never sure just what sort of love was meant. At times it seemed as if it was sexual love, and the author was rejecting it because of disgust or perceived danger. At other times, it appeared that she was anxious for some sort of platonic love. Near the end, there were references to spiritual love, and given her love/hate relationship with love, perhaps this is what is most appropriate for her. It will allow her to keep the morality she is so anxious to preserve.

Some other reviewers seemed to find that the poems hid a story of painful abuse of some kind that led to her closing her heart and rejecting love. This is possible, but if so, I found it hidden so well that I couldn’t find it even when I looked (might be me just being dense again). And there did seem to be some indication of interference from mental health issues. She speaks of seeking not joy but salvation in love.

What it looked most like to me, however, was a case of an early crush – I couldn’t tell whether it was one supposed love or a series of them – that either didn’t last and led to much anguish when it ended or was not reciprocated at all – also leading to much anguish. And either situation led again to closing her heart and rejecting love.

[stabbypotato · Rating 4 out of 5]

But no one cares
For this culture:
They only care
To low others
In order to maintain themselves

I think this novel-poetry thing is growing on me.

The words follow the plot accordingly as it goes.
From P R E M I S E to < Love Does That , the narrative moves further with several aspects of love and life and reality and dreams.

It also asks a question I've been asking myself for years-
Was I born to know what love is?
Just now I know though
That love is not entertainment

Because you make me feel
And I get hurt

But I stay away
From friendships
And relationships
Because I don't have time
To lose
With people who won't appreciate it

Now I see whyJazalyn approached me. These words, every single one of them made me feel so deep and hard I could feel them on my bones.

*My utmost gratitude to the author for sharing the epub with me in exchange of my honest opinion.

Happy Reading!!!!!

[Deity World · Rating 5 out of 5]

Again written from the heart and soul, very emotional, writing from love to hate. Once again I found myself putting music to the poems

[Carmen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book had a lot of dark moments - where the narrator was speaking about everything that was going on in the world. There were also occasions where it felt as if there was someone/s specific being referred to - but it wasn't really clear whether it was the same person/s each time, or someone/s different. I got a copy in exchange for an honest review.

[Julie Porter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rose: Future Heart is an evocative and lyrical story of a rose who is trying to survive in a world of physical and emotional abuse. While VVIIRRUUSS had the strongest plot and Hollow the strongest characterization, Rose has the most poetic sense of lyric, metaphor, and allegory.


In "Rise Rose Risen," the Rose recalls the many forms in which it took in the past,"Past rose/In bad memories/Hate rose/In bad feelings/Future rose/From good moments/Love rose/From good emotions/Evil has risen/And will do it again/Good has risen/And will do it again."

This poem uses the word "rose" as a double meaning. Rose as in the flower but also as the verb. The poem talks about the rise in the past and future and so on. How these important times leave their marks, both good and bad.


The Rose describes itself as someone who had always been a bud. It became moral and closed its heart to become divine. In "Rose: Future Heart," it says "I passed through evil waves/The contamination/Of the field/Was so intense/That brought eternal darkness/Still the rose/Stood strong/And retained the youth/And as a result/For a future collision." The physical hardships have transformed the Rose though it remains strong through the trouble.


The physical hardships that the Rose ensures give it a defense against those who hurt it. In almost mythological overtones, the poem "Oxygen Thorns" reveals the literal and figurative thorns that develops on the Rose as a defense against the struggles. Jazalyn writes, "The thorns conspired/And tried to ruin the beauty/The rose had in plentifulness/Pushed away/Whoever tried to reach."

However, the thorns also provided something else: oxygen. It not only gave the Rose the ability to defend itself but to survive. The poem continues, "Then the rose raged/Took the thorns/And transformed them/Into leaves/Then spread oxygen." Ironically, that which makes the rose hard to touch also allows it to breathe and live.


The Rose is in search of love, real love not necessarily erotic love, but one of selflessness and spirituality. The repetitive poem, "I Was Crying (For) Love Until I Became a Whisper," is similar to the myth of Echo and Narcissus, in which Echo the nymph was cursed to only repeat the words another said. She could not declare her love for the handsome Narcissus as he stared at his own reflection, thinking that it was an unrequited love. Echo's form faded away until it became nothing more than a voice.

Likewise, the Rose cries out for love in a sad and lonely world until no one hears it. The repetition of the poem in which the Rose laments "I cried love…/I cried pain…/I cried life…/Until I became a whisper" suggests that it is tired of crying out and wants to be heard.

However, at the end there is a peculiar break where the final two lines say "Until I became a whisper/Until…." And it just stopped. Possibly, the Rose is no longer heard but it is also just as possible that someone had heard it. Maybe finally, someone understood the cries and now their crying can temporarily cease.


It becomes apparent that the Rose stands as a metaphor for the lonely, the loveless, those that seem to be surrounded by love but feel none for themselves. Beautiful souls that built thorns of defense but still cry out to be heard. The book Rose: Future Heart is an allegory about the search for love in a sometimes uncaring and love obsessed world.

When we are surrounded by scenes of love, we become confused by the view of love bestowed by others particularly through popular culture.

"Entertainment Made Me Love Like That," shows the Rose (I will continue to refer to the speaker as the Rose) recounted the constant repetition of love in songs and movies and how they obtained and unreasonable assumptions of love. The poem says, "I would probably never have developed emotions/If I wasn't exposed to music's lyrics/To cinema's romantic scenes." The Rose is surrounded by fictional images of love and believes that is how life should be in real life.


Along with the worries of love, the Rose wonders about insanity, whether the signs of loneliness are also signs of depression and mental illness. "The Signs (Earlization)" portrays that worry, if someone recognizes the signs of mental illness and wonders if that's why they prefer to be alone.

The poem says "I'm trying to see/And connect/The correct/Thoughts/And I succeed/But still/I'm afraid I'll do/A wrong move/I'm confused/Inside my mind/I need an information input/Through natural sound/I need to hear/The right words/In the right order/I need eaRlization." The Rose is confused and needs to know whether its thoughts are normal or lead to other problems. If it is unwell, could that be why love is hard to reach?


The Rose has to face the deepest emotions, love and hate. Sometimes those emotions are so intense that they work together. In, "Love Took Me to Hate" it thinks, "Love took me to hate/And I gained much/But I also lost touch/With myself/Love took me to hate/And I started living/Then I realized/It was a temporary path/That I should pass by."

In being introduced to love, the Rose was also introduced to hate. However, it also realizes that hate could be a temporary step towards understanding love.


Sometimes there are benefits to living a solitary life. Many are content to be alone with their thoughts. Though Rose still wants to experience love, it also sees some advantages to being alone.

In "This Silence, The Rose describes themselves as "I'm good, kind, and nice/With everyone/But I stay away/From friendships/And relationships/Because I don't have time/To lose/With people who won't appreciate it."

The silence allows the Rose to think and reflect, to stay away from the faithless and decide what they really want in love.


Searching for love sometimes involves plenty of bad dates, going through those who are not always worth going out with. In "Self-Partnered," the Rose goes out with someone who identifies as "self-

partnered," (single). Unfortunately, self-partnering does not mean that they aren't with others. After the lover is caught cheating, the Rose admonishes "But it seems/You're a lie/And you broke our secret oath/Cause you have changed/So many lovers all this time/Or not?/What are all these things/Perhaps they are fake scenes/Like many other things/But don't at least don't say/'I'm self-partnered/When you intend to have partners/Damaged your image/At least in my eyes." Ironically, the Rose isn't as upset about the lover's mistreatment as it is angry that the lover can't be honest with themselves.


In the poem, "Im-Possible Dream", the Rose acknowledges that it lives in a hard world of sadness, want, faithlessness, anger, and rage but it isn't going to stop dreaming of a better world. With a gift for changing words, Jazalyn rewrites impossible into something else. One remembering its dreams, the Rose says "Others may call it crazy/And I thought I was a megalomaniac/But deep down inside/I know that I belonged/In this impossible dream/And now I shout out loud/"I'm possible dream." Changing the words from impossible to I'm possible changes Rose's thought patterns. Its dreams are no longer far away and remote. Instead, they are approachable.


Because of the search for love, the Rose has changed. Its appearance brings it beauty, but the thorns are painful, almost beastly. So naturally, Jazalyn would create a mythological allegory between the protagonist and the fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast. However, this variation is different. While the plot of the fairy tale hinges on the Beast changing their form, the Rose accepts both aspects of itself.

In "Beauty in the Beast," the Rose says "I had the beauty/Of being normal/But then I encountered/Society's injustices/And I went out of my head/I'm not a beast/I'm more moral than anyone/And if I had the right conditions in my life/I could find myself again." The injustices that the Rose encountered has forced it to bring forward a side to itself that it didn't want, a tougher stronger side that is still moral but sees the world and love as it really is: painful, beautiful, hard, warm, both good and bad.


After all the searching, the Rose does find love. It had to go through the hurt and pain before it could experience and feel love. It discovers that real love is something that makes you look at the world and yourself differently.

In "Love Does That," the Rose reflects "Feelings make you feel beautifully/And they make you feel like you're beautiful/No matter how you look to others/You believe you are likable/….You see the world brighter/You are happier/You want to be better/To gain mutuality." The Rose now understands that loving others is also the key to loving oneself.


The extended metaphors and deep emotion provide allegory to the fantasy of a rose learning to recognize her inner beauty and character. Anyone can understand this journey, because we have all been there.

[Michelle (Chelle's Book Ramblings) · Rating 4 out of 5]

As I've mentioned before.. Poetry isn't a genre a gravitate towards because, to me, it's about connection and feeling.. Most times I lack that when reading poems in a language that is not my native one.

However, it's amazing when I'm proved wrong and get blown away by feelings and emotions when I least expected..

This journey of a book... because that's what this story is.. It managed to captivate me, to make me experience the different stages of love.. through the eyes of a rose. Her growth, her grief, her self-discovery, her learning to love herself were the aspects I enjoyed the most.. Her strength and her resilience I found that they resonated with me.

I was truly moved while reading, which is exactly what I look for with poetry.. And it is so easy to read, even someone who isn't used to reading poetry can enjoy this beautiful tale.

[Kameron · Rating 3 out of 5]

(review request submitted by the author for an honest critique)


Reading Rose: Future Heart was like riding on a merry-go-round that never stops. You go up (I want to love and be loved) and down (love escapes me, no one will ever love me).

Jazalyn’s poetry speaks of love in different intensities, which usually piggyback on jealousy, tears, pain, feeling of shame and humiliation, and reasons why love eludes them. They speak of not becoming a lover until they find their “perfect fit” (“No Lover”). There is no perfect fit; we all have flaws. You might see these flaws as you date or move in together. Eventually, the imperfections will surface. Saving yourself for perfection is a goal that’ll be difficult to obtain.

The author discusses other reasons they can’t have intimate relations: OCD, mysophobia, and germophobia. I have OCD and am a germophobe, but “mysophobia” was new to me. Upon a quick internet search, I discovered it meant having an extreme or irrational fear of dirt and contamination. They feared disease entering their body. I get that, but unless a person with mysophobia wants a sexless life, they need to seek counseling for this condition.


Favorite poems:

“Entertainment Made Me Love Like That” – People indeed use many forms of creative outlets to help them cope with internal and external pain. I hope writing brings the author comfort and peace.

“Sleeping Beauty (Life Back)” – I thought it was interesting writing about what’s going on inside the mind of the sleeping beauty. I’ve watched the movie many times, and not once did I stop and wonder what she was thinking or dreaming about.


Overall impression: The collection was not my cup of tea. I was going to score it two, but upon reflection, I decided to score it based on how it would be received by others who struggle to find or retain love in their life – for those who are looking for their “perfect someone” to make them whole.

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[Kathy Eckert · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is my pleasure to review this work of poetry that explores themes of love for both the self and for others through a lens of spirituality using surrealistic images of magical realism. The universal symbol of the rose is viewed from inner psychological and outer manifestation perspectives, becoming a comprehensive vessel for illumination of aspects of the soul that extend through time and space. This poetry operates on multiple levels, going from a straight-forward romantic journey through one that poses and considers such issues as karmic justice and the psychic continuity of consciousness beyond contemporary experience. It is in this universalization of romantic themes that I see the greatest value of this book.

In the following few lines from ‘Strange Eve,’ this amazing combination of contemporary romantic imagery with a love that spans the ages is revealed.

Your smile is almost gone now
Mine was gone way sooner
And this similarity attracts me
For you glow a mystery
That I would be thrilled to discover
Because in you
I might discover
What happened to me too


The all-encompassing universality of this work of poetry is well-supported by the fact that it spoke so deeply to me, as I come to this reading experience from a very different place than does the protagonist of this work. At the age of seventy three, I am unlikely to view life from the perspective of a young girl in the passionate throes of young love. But this book definitely speaks to me on a spiritual level, providing both insight about the value of my own past experiences and inspiration for continuation of spiritual journeying past the limitations of this current incarnation. The intense connection brought out in Jazalyn’s words is one that will be also be available and deeply meaningful to anyone who is privileged to read them.

[Steph Warren · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is another collection of Jazalyn’s poetry that tells an overarching story. The story here is of a ‘Rose’ who longs for love and yet fears it and cannot understand it in relation to herself. I felt the story shone more clearly through these poems, as the narrative voice constantly pushes and pulls herself apart over the contradictions she struggles with.

The poems are short, snipped and symmetrical and mostly unrhyming, and very easy to read. Each one explores the concept of love as something that both repels and attracts the narrator. She fears it is contaminated by societal pressures and that the only pure love is that you hold in yourself by staying single, or ‘self-partnered’. Still, she longs for an authentic, loving connection with another and her loneliness and pain ache through the pages.

As with the other books I have reviewed by this author, there are sometimes odd word choices that made me wonder whether they are errors or part of the overall experimental style she is playing with.

There is lots of depression, heartbreak and loneliness in this book, but some small sparks of hope and strength amid the despair that made me hopeful that the ‘Rose’ could continue to grow towards the light.

All poetry tends to be a matter of personal preference, and I found the theme and tone of this collection a little too dramatic and emotional for my own more reserved approach to love and life, but I am sure that there are many who will recognise the strong feelings and feel understood.

[Peter Kingsmill · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’ll start with a caveat… I am always shy to do reviews of books I have read. That makes me selfish: as an author myself, I really do recognize reviews are helpful to my author colleagues. Jazalyn is a brave and insistent author -- she actually sent (and confirmed) a request to review one of her works, “…even just a few lines”.
And, freely acknowledging that books of poetry have never been my thing, I have to say that my first (and lingering) impression of “Rose: Future Heart” was that the writer is almost terminally self-absorbed. I say “almost terminally” advisedly – the self-pity seems to go on and on and on.
But agony, apparently, can morph into some exquisite insights into sorrow and rejection: “They all expect from me… and I expect from them… and what I end up with is… love without me.” And Jazalyn’s observations about the endless repetition of Christmastimes strike a universal chord, I expect, whether the reader is sixteen or sixty.
Lots to read here, and good reasons to do so. While books of poetry remain elusive to me, it was a pleasure to have my eyes re-opened.

[Rudrashree Makwana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Future Rose is a beautiful and poignant collection of poems. Sometimes we get stuck between life and love, positivity and negativity, expectations and reality. But it’s an inevitable web that we must escape from because life happens and everyone go through each and everything. The author has brought light upon the prominent topics like when someone gives you hope and takes them away, how men doesn’t accept a successful woman due to their mentality and ego, how solitude is better than being with people who wear facades, love in real senses, justice and injustice, peace and chaos, mortality and immortality.

The poems reflects the author’s deep thinking and how profoundly the author has brought the attention on those topics that need to be addressed. We often see only the one side of the situation but not the other. The author has carved a poetry out of her emotions, the brimming reality and the facades we wear.