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Before It Was Smoke

I wrote these two poems following a death at the break of winter. For my first poem, I was heavily inspired by the phrase "the hour between dog and wolf", which is another way to say "gloaming", though it can also refer to the transformation of seasons.

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Where the Soul Remains

What inspired me to write these poems was to try to heal myself and share a part of my story and inspire other people to do the same, to let them know that they are not the only people who have gone through this and that everything will be alright and that if others could overcome it, they can too.

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