AMEN

the day is here. AMEN has been ready for months

but fear made me procrastinate sharing my heart

would people still respect me after reading the dark

truths that led to personal triumphs and real LOVE

what would my family and friends think

about the raw vulnerability shared

would anyone care

I feared declaring myself “recovered”

what if I relapsed

would the message in this book still matter

more fears raged and I almost

decided to never share my art

until a friend gently asked

…will it help someone

and suddenly I realized this was greater than me

so I share my experience and pray

just one person healing from trauma

finds HOPE in my personal journey

I wrote this memoir for people who look

like me and for those who have turned

their own darkness into light

writing AMEN helped me discover myself

I found purpose in my pain and became

a changed man…

…maybe reading it will help you do the same

we are all in this together

with GOD as the healing connection shared

when we see ourselves reflected in one another

it took years and two previously released

collections of poetry in order to write

what I consider my first book

AMEN