Lies and Other Minor Tragedies

<p style=text-align:center><i>Mystery and wonder</br><br style=text-align:center>Spewed from his very pores.</br><br style=text-align:center>His skin</br><br style=text-align:center>Made of lightning bolts</br><br style=text-align:center>Ignited my spine.</br><br style=text-align:center>As we stopped in the rain</br><br style=text-align:center>He made it easy to forget</br><br style=text-align:center>We were playing a game.</br><br style=text-align:center>I was attracted to his darkness ...</body></br></i></p><p>In her first collection of free verse poetry Alexandra Mikah shares lyrical verse based on a variety of life experiences that tell colorful and emotional stories about relationships love and heartache. </p><p>Mikah a fresh voice in the world of poetry divides her compilation into five sections-Him Her Them Life and Death-that each contain an explosion of feelings thoughts and her hopes for the future. She reflects upon the many emotions that accompany an open heart as she lyrically journeys through relatable feelings like grief love joy and pain Mikah teaches others that it is okay to love unconditionally find hope in the darkest of times and derive comfort in memories even when it hurts.</p><p><i>Lies and Other Minor Tragedies<i> shares a new poet's reflections as she leads others down an expressive path through her heart as she seeks understanding healing and inner-peace.</p>