I'm Not Fine

At the heart of the book is a story about the beginning, middle, and end of forgiveness. Each poem tells a piece of that story as the author struggles to cope with an attack that happen to him as a young boy. Within the arms of narcotics he found oblivion. Ready to give up on living, he soon becomes tethered to life by way of new love. Forgiveness and the road to recovery follow. Sample Poem Asphaltdo not likenyour hell to mine apples and razor bladesbalance inequitablethe journey to said hell intimateseparate roads we travel even if side by side hazardous to stray stay in your paththresholds and tolerance buildshould we exchange shoesor traverse the hot asphalt hand in handloneliness the universal fork in the roadalone we suffer turn righttogether we heal turn lefthotter is the asphalt when standing still