Writing has always been an outlet, an escape, and a safe place for me. It's kept me grounded and given me a way to unload the jumbled mess inside my head. In that regard, however, I know I am not alone. We all have a story. We all have pain. We all have heartbreak. We all have growth. We all have struggles. We all have evolution. This is mine. Enclosed is a look into my deepest and most intimate thoughts, wrapped into a collection of poetry, storytelling, and thought-provoking questions about this crazy thing we call life. I've always found comfort in words that I can relate to. The kind of words that give you chills when they strike a chord across your heart and light a fire within your soul. All my life, I've only shared my writing with a select few - but knowing that my words could potentially strike that same chord and light that same fire in someone else, I no longer wanted to hold back. I no longer wanted to hold my breath. So, this is me; exhaling.