What happens when you mix a hot head with bit of self reflection?? Growth! I started writing at the age of 17 thinking that my words were not good enough to be shared. I kept looking back at my first poem book and began to feel that my struggles were worth sharing, but how to collaborate the thoughts of a 17 year old, to my now 26 year old self?? Each poem in this book includes what I call a preflection (how I felt when I first wrote the poem), and a reflection (how I felt looking back) to not only bring understanding to the hardships that we all face, but also to encourage others to use the power of self-reflection! Appreciate your struggles, they made you !