How to Mend A Broken Woman
A Soul-Healing Book of Poems, Short Stories & Journaling
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I remember when I needed you to love me. I was so lost then; a little girl, searching for a permanent home to call her own. I believed I’d be safe here with you, mistaken the brokenness in your eyes for love and tender care. And at that point, neither of us really knew any better. We were just trying to fit into the tiny pieces of a mismatched puzzle. Just two souls trying to love hard enough to fight away our worse nightmares. And so we fell… For each other, and for the illusion. We brought fourth life, believing that this might add to our “perfect picture.” After all, we wanted to believe in this love so bad. Shortly afterwards, our world of a fantasy began to collapse…not because we gave up on the dream, But because we never had the tools to make it a complete reality. Looking back now, I realize that we wanted something to work that simply never would. How could two souls enmeshed, only due to fear of letting go of a dream, truly mend the pain in each other’s hearts? How could two souls, broken and afraid, free each other of the burden of loneliness? So now, we’re here…learning to just be, one without the other. Learning to live without the clutch. Here we are, solo…but truly on our way to believing, To healing.
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"How to Mend A Broken Woman" was written with you in mind. Yes, you! The idea behind this book is that while you read through each poem, you will not only connect with the words, but you will be prompted to start your own journey of healing. By actively engaging and writing down your own thoughts as you read, your experience becomes like a personal tool and a part of your daily routine to heal.
About the Author
Roxanne is a driven and passionate Master's Social Worker by degree with a love for reading, writing and poetry. In the tender years of her elementary schooling, she began reading poems from Maya Angelou to Nikki Giovanni. Motivated by voices such as Toni Morrison, Sista Souljah and even Rosalyn McMillan, Roxanne began writing her own poems and short stories. After being led back to her passion, she decided to finally publish her first book, "How to Mend A Broken Woman," in hopes of sharing her work with others and touching lives as poetry has touched hers. Roxanne Currently resides in North Carolina with her daughter.