Ruin Me Before the Party Ends

<p><em>Ruin Me Before the Party Ends</em> is a sharp intimate exploration of memory identity and the ghosts we carry from past loves and forgotten places. Through a series of vivid and surreal odes the collection delves into the tangled landscapes of love longing and the personal histories that shape us. With wit and vulnerability the poems invite readers into a world that balances the chaotic energy of youthful rebellion with the quiet ache of growing up. From the neon glow of Miami's forgotten dive bars to the haunted swamps of Florida each poem is a search for meaning in the spaces that elude us-whether in the fleeting pleasure of a fast-food quesadilla the fading memory of dive bars and strip clubs or the tender grief of a mother's absence. Ruin Me Before the Party Ends is an invitation to a party where nostalgia loss and the desire for connection are all tangled together and where the end always feels just around the corner with each poem a desperate attempt to hold on before it all slips away.</p><p></p><p></p>