The Bloom

This book is a collection of thoughts feelings and realizations from my journey up until this very moment. It's an exploration of what it truly means to step into adulthood – not just by age but by spirit. There are moments here that feel raw and vulnerable others filled with gratitude and many that simply reflect the quiet evolution from a girl who was loud in longing to someone who now feels truly like an adult. The path to penning these twenty-one poems wasn't always smooth. It was a challenge a daily commitment that often pushed me beyond my comfort zone. But in that process in the act of putting words to the very essence of my becoming