"One day without you turns to three,

Weeks turn into months.

Yet still we're left with all this pain,

And grief we must confront."

Grief is a lonely journey on a path that is anything but linear. It's hard enough to process when you're going through it; it's harder still for those around you to understand.

In this deeply personal poetry collection, a grieving mother bares her heart and puts pen to paper. It's everything she might want to say to herself, to the people around her, and to the child who will always be in her heart.

But this collection is for everyone, not just the mum who has lost her child.

It's for anyone who has lost a loved one. To give a voice to your grief, help you feel less alone, and hopefully shine some light in your darkness.

It's also for those who've never experienced grief, especially if you're supporting someone who has. To give you a glimpse into the mind of the griever, help you be more grief-aware, and hopefully have a better idea of what to say (or not say!) and what they may need from you.

Grief needs space, not silence. That's what this book is: an invitation into the sacred, unspoken spaces of grief.