Jessica Respondek

The late Teens and early Twenties take a toll on a women's soul. Societal pressure pushes a girl to become a woman - fast. The acceptable and expected means follow finding a man who fulfills her childhood dreams of romance; forget trying to find herself.

However, every girl and woman needs to know she is not alone. The book of poems identify and empathize the journey. Specifically on embracing the pain and heartbreak of love, and living through the fog.

What the poems do not tell: Every journey has a good ending, no matter how long or different.