Tender, Unkempt Book This book is not merely

This book is not merely read

This book is a quiet journey through sorrow toward the light

and the tender radiance hidden within every stage of falling in love

a lived and always forgotten reality

resilient and often complex roots of love that anchor us to ourselves

Tender, Unkempt Book This book is not merelyWritten in raw free verse, the collection explores love that arrives with conditions, homes that could not hold, and the slow unlearning of shame. It is a book about rememberinghow the body remembers what the mind tries to forgetand about healing that feels more like letting go than triumph. This collection is for readers who find themselves in silence, in softness, in the ache of becoming someone new. For those who have been told they are wise beyond