Forged by Light Tempered by Shadow

<h3><strong><em>Forged by Light Tempered by Shadow</em></strong></h3><p><strong>You were not made to be perfect. You were made to become.</strong></p><p>In <em>Forged by Light Tempered by Shadow</em> poet Faustino Lopez III delivers a stirring collection of verses that embrace the sacred tension between suffering and transformation. These poems are not afraid of pain-they walk through it with open eyes tracing the soul's journey through grief self-discovery and healing.</p><p>With lyrical clarity and emotional depth Lopez explores resilience mortality cosmic awe and the quiet strength found in endurance. Each poem reflects the fire and shadow of lived experience-illuminating how loss can carve space for meaning and how darkness can be a forge for light.</p><p>For the seekers the dreamers and the ones who carry silent battles-this book is a mirror a companion and a call to rise.</p><p>This is for the restless soul.</p><p> This is the art of becoming.</p><p> This is <em>Forged by Light Tempered by Shadow.</em></p>