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Kenda Tyson has lived a pretty wonderful life. Her parents are lawyers who own their own firm, and they provide their 17-year-old daughter with only the finest. Kenda has come to expect that the men in her life will continue to offer her that same level of luxury, and when she meets the good-looking, smooth-talking Jerome Smith, she’s sure she’s hit the jackpot. Her perspective quickly changes, however, when she finds herself caught up in a whirlwind of love, lies, and abuse.

“My aunt once told me she dreamed her house/ Had a secret room, one which held everything/ She loved most”, poet DJ Hill writes. This debut collection throws open a door to the “secret room” all of us keep inside ourselves. Hill examines “what life requires” of us, along with the ways real lives work, in an arresting juxtaposition of music and poetry. The result is honest, joyful, and direct, but make no mistake: Hill also has an edge.

Have you experienced consciousness that runs from stark pain to unquenchable hope? Expose yourself to the resilience of the human spirit and grow. This power-packed book of poems was inspired by the recent events surrounding the global pandemic of COVID-19. The poems came flooding out, seemingly documenting every emotion in real-time. Each poem reflects a level of consciousness that runs the gamut from stark pain to unquenchable hope.