As a child, I endured a rather turbulent childhood that was fraught with domestic violence, alcoholism and the struggle of what it entails to be brought up in a single-parent household. The only thing that was always present—books. As I watched my mother read every single night, and be taken on journeys that captivated her entirely, my passion for literature was born. I still remember as if it was today, the day I turned 11 years of age, and my joy as my mother offered me a poetry book by Nobel-prize Winner, Portuguese author: José Saramago.

As time went on, I found healing in poetry. I used it as a form of expressing that which I was afraid to say, or simply did not know how to articulate.

Every part of me is a painted stroke of the life lessons I’ve lived; each ’teacher’ I’ve had; each student I’ve cared for; each tree I’ve hugged; each conversation I’ve held; and each word I’ve dabbed on a piece of paper mindfully echoing what my heart needed to say.

Now, as an adult, my wish is that my writing can bring comfort and speak universal truths that are found in the common humanity that comes from our shared lived experiences. May this be true for children, or adults alike.

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