This poetry collection is an exploration of grief, life, love and fear. Sometimes, the fear of violence goes hand in hand with what weI know about moving through life and informs the way we know to grieve. What it teaches most is that grief is wholly individual, there isn't a simple guidebook to follow to make it through. There is no end to the grieving process, losing someone you love leaves a space in your life that cannot be filled. There is no right time to "get over it" or "move on". Ultimately, you live day by day and hope that you give yourself enough space to get through the hard days. This collection is compiled of hard days, of easy days and the days in between. This work reflects the messiness of grief, and ultimately the beauty of what it is to truly know yourself.