Becoming the Dawn

<p><strong>If you feel like brighter days will never come Becoming the Dawn is for you. This collection of poems and short stories will sit with you in the darkness until you feel ready to become your own light. From anxiety and insecurities to grief and tragedy this book explores the types of darkness we face throughout our lives but will ultimately leave you believing that both you and your light are more resilient than you think. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>Becoming the Dawn is a poetry collection about reaching down into our deepest selves and discovering hope in the face of suffering and despair. The book is divided into two parts. The first Twilight's Veil explores the moments that shroud us in darkness delving into negative self-image anxiety and depression difficult platonic and romantic relationships discrimination and death sickness and loss. The second part Dawn's Mantle reveals the light that is waiting to be discovered within us when we decide to lift twilight's veil by refusing to relinquish our hope. </p><p><br></p><p><em>When the sun </em></p><p><em>fails to shine</em></p><p><em>you must reach inside </em></p><p><em>and pull the light </em></p><p><em>out of yourself.</em></p>