Simply Stated

About the Book

I define growth the same as I define evolution. I believe that revolution is a necessary battle that very few people fight, let alone face, as their faces are being manipulated through images of propaganda. I believe in truth and lies yet I still debate on what truth is truth, because one man's truth is based off of another man's lies in acts of controlling our lives. I believe it's possible to love something or someone enough to inflict pain on yourself, if not there would be no victims of abuse in an abusive relationship, or addicts giving the bodies of an innocent child or their own to a pusher of any kind for their next fix.... or an activist that can dedicate his/her life in the hopes that we might be spared the pain and struggle that he/she was faced with. I feel that the acceptance of fallacies is what makes the reality that I possess and convey complex.... So therefore the message that I try to get across at times gets lost in translation from my mouth to peoples ears and like my intentions, I am MISUNDERSTOOD... Simply stated you must know who you are to know who you can be…

About the Author

Poet, spoken word artist, author, screenwriter, songwriter, novelist, Tononiya D. is a multi-faceted artist full of passionate provocative perspectives that will take you on an emotional rollercoaster. She began writing poetry, her first love, at age eleven. She published her first novel, Claiming What's Mine, in 2010. Her first poetry book entitled PoeticSymmetry came soon after. Cipher, her second novel was released March 2013. She is currently working on the screen play to her first upcoming film based on her first novel, `Claiming What's Mine', and her third novel. To learn more about Tononiya D. visit www.tononiyad.com