This collection of 55 poems outlines intentional healing from rape, addiction, and coming out of the closet through the power we all have within, and in conjunction with nature. Healing requires humility, which results only after injury; healing commands time to process before repair, even from trauma with a lowercase t. Discomfort does not have to move into suffering. Growth may look beautiful as the results unfold, but it may be excruciating during the process for the grower. There is a ...