Bent Not Broken

by Kathleen Downing Melillo

This we know is true
When listening to other’s issues
You think, OMG, me too!

My story isn’t my own
It’s a journey many share
We’ve all suffered heartache of some kind
Leaving us alone in our despair.

My reason for sharing my pages
In a mere chapter in the book of me
Is to convey there is hope beyond the darkness
You just have to have faith in order to see.

Bent Not Broken took seven years to write
Though a book wasn’t my intention
I needed to share my thoughts
For my own intervention.

I would love to watch as you read
See the expression on your face
That you too have encountered the same feelings
In another time and place.

I’m hoping you connect
Realize it is OK to feel down
But don’t dwell on the past
Or in the negativity, you’ll surely drown.

Try to find a positive
In each and every day
Or fake it till you make it
And believe if there’s a will there’s a way.

80 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 6, 2016