Fear, Love & Longing

"Fear, Love & Longing" reveals a coming-of-age through the lens of relationships, heartbreak, and betrayal. The collection of poems and musings explores how we discover some of the most intimate pieces of ourselves through romantic relationships, forcing us to introspect, find our voices, and come back to ourselves after the brokenness. It examines recurring themes of the enmeshment and self-abandonment that often occur in romantic relationships. This piece highlights how these experiences are vehicles that catapult us into greater introspection, self-knowledge, and healing if we allow them. "Fear, Love & Longing" is a raw, honest, and sometimes snarky erotic lament that details this journey through stylized vignettes of private moments and relationships from the first ten years of the author's love life.