We All Need Something To Relate To
A collection of poems followed by quotes and advice
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Tainted
Pain seeping through again
Missing you like hell tonight
Living here, my mind’s with you
Nothing feels right when you’re gone
I’ll be missing you like hell tonight
I need to kiss your tainted lips
I’d die to watch your seductive eyes
I’ll pretend to love your hurtful lies
With every breath that I take in
Falling for you over and over again
I know that I’m wasting my time
But I’m missing you like hell tonight
I’m sure this pain can’t be ever after
Wish that I didn’t care so much
But I’m missing you like hell tonight
Kiss me – Kissed me – Made it last
Can’t forget my vivid past
Tainted me and I love it too much
You’re all I think of before I sleep
Sometimes you’re in my worst dreams
I’m sure that this can’t be right
But I’d die to be with you tonight
I’m missing you like hell tonight
I break down when you’re gone
I need you to keep me sane
Missing you, like hell, tonight
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About the Book
Growing up…
Experiencing life…
As children, we believe and make believe in all that is good.
But then real life comes along. And with it come times of pain, sadness, confusion, trauma and horrible fate… those situations that bring us to our knees.
When it happens to us, we may feel alone, isolated… maybe not realizing just how much company we have out there in our problems.
This book is much like that person we sometimes meet by chance. The one who comes along, has been down the same path we have, and understands exactly how we feel.
And maybe we no longer feel so alone. And maybe the pain and sadness become more of what they really are… a part of life. Sometimes we just need a hand that quietly reaches out to us and gives us something to relate to.
About the Author
Braedon Marie Gerard was born in a small Midwest town in Northern Indiana. Growing up in the heart of America, this young author has experienced or witnessed many of the common issues and tragedies that touch the lives of teens today: heartbreak, teen pregnancy, drug use, accidental death, depression. While her scholastic background has more than prepared her for producing a book of poetry, it is her experiences through her teen years that provided her with the subject material for her writing.
Braedon completed her bachelor's degree in Psychology at Indiana University and has held several positions in her field, working closely with people. She began her pursuit toward a master's degree in Social Work in fall, 2009. It is her ability to empathize with people's feelings and her compassion for human suffering at such a young age that has placed her in a unique position to produce this collection of works. She began her most intense writing following two major events in her high school and early college years: the sudden death of her best friend and a later heartbreak. The loss of two people she loved so dearly opened her heart and mind to new emotions and pain, and the healing process that follows.
Braedon's hope is that her words could serve as a guide and "spiritual medicine" for youth who experience the pains of growing up as she did, and that she would be able to give them something to relate to.