Manifest

by Robert M. Drake

To all the people in toxic relationships. Know that there is always a way out. Know that your exit will begin with talking to someone. With getting the support from the people you love. Know that you are not alone. That you are not trapped. And that you don't have to be afraid of what happens next. Know that everything passes. That everything goes on. That you don't deserve to be in that kind of relationship. Know that you don't deserve to be mistreated, taken for granted and or abused. Both mentally and physically. Know that there is always help. That there is always hope. That there is always a new day to start living. A new way of life yet to be lived. A new way to love yourself for who you are. To all the people in toxic relationships. Know your worth. Know that you don't always have to keep letting them in. That you don't always have to keep telling yourself they'll change. Know this and never forget it. There is always a way out. And there is always someone out there willing to guide and show you how you deserve better. How you deserve more. Know this. It is essential.Know this. You don't have to stay. There is always a way out. Something Broken. Something Beautiful.

Genres: Poetry

145 pages, Paperback

Published March 22, 2020

About the author

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Reviews

[MaKenna Rosales · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think I am finding that I'm just not a big fan of Drake's longer poems. I'll get to page 2 of the same poem and I think about how that would be a good ending to the poem and instead it goes on for 2-4 more pages. Yes, the poems overall are fine, but most of them go on for so long I get bored reading them. The poems themselves were a lot more up lifting and positive than just thinking about his ex and his experience with them. I'm hoping the next one just makes my whole opinion on this series of books. I was expecting a lot more than what I'm getting and its pretty underwhelming right now. Frankly, that's all I have to say.

[karii · Rating 3 out of 5]

★★★.5/5
❝It was real for me. I don’t know what it was for you. But for me. It was real.❞

I like the book, it has really good poems but it wasn’t the best from the collection sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴʜ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪɢᴜʟ. For me it was okay. It has a bit of everything; love, friendship, family and heartbreak. I would recommend it if you need something easy to read, this is perfect for that, but not for an actual reading.

❝Things get better. Easier. With time. But what if, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑡. What if, it just doesn’t, then what. I can’t be okay with not being okay.❞

[Kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was hard for me to decide how to rate this book. The thoughts in the book were good, I enjoyed the idea behind quite a few of them, but the formatting of the poems really made this one hard for me to enjoy. My brain. Read. This book like. This. The entire. Time. And it really, really made what would probably have been a solid 4 stars diminish to 1.5. This is probably a me problem and not the authors problem.

[Liana · Rating 5 out of 5]

robert m. drake wrote everything I’ve needed / wanted to say. I’ve been going through a tough separation at the moment - w/ people in my life & even from things from my past self. this book beautifully strung every ounce of emotion that has stirred in me the past 3 months. I highly recommend this to the ones who are hurting or are experiencing recent healing. we’re all going through it together, & I must say that poems like these make us feel less alone.

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. there were many poems that were close to me due to having heartbreaks and having the love of my life walk into my life. if anyone is looking for books to read they should definitely look for the box set.

[MaryBeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

i need everyone reviewing this to be honest and admit they’ve seen each of these poems on a tumblr post in 2014.

[Mia♫ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Made me think a lot about the last person I was with

[Mandee Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars. His poems always seem to speak to me. Looking forward to reading the next book in this series.