I'm Trying. I'm Trying? I'm Trying! I'm Trying...
A Collection of Poems
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“I wrapped myself in words, so tightly. They cut into my skin, bleeding ink. A thousand paper cuts, helped my artistry begin.” “I don’t know when I became mainstream. When my brokenness, became commonplace. I once was beautiful with all my jagged edges. Now my story feels constantly repeated. Broken family. Strung up as art. Watch the little girl, get torn apart.” “Every line, becomes a story. Sometimes you have to listen with just your eyes. Because raw passion cannot lie.” “My pain is sufficient. I am trying… Never giving up. Continually moving forward, because if I am just trying. Then at least I am alive.” “Broken girls do not love; we are hollow homes. For broken men to test their strength. I crumbled, like cement. Never strong enough to support any love nor hold any lie.”
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About the Book
In this book you can experience exactly what the writer felt in each poem she leads you through the pivotal points of her life. You will applaud her growth through resiliency and ability to stay strong in each difficult season. Her faith that things will get better if she keeps trying is a lovely sentiment that resonates throughout this book. Elizabeth Hollinger takes us on a journey of ups and downs, she masterfully compels us to turn the next page until we are at the end of her book. Not only is this a coming-of-age story it is a story of coming face to face with the hardest things and continuing to move forward. Her message of “I’m Trying...” reaches the very core of what we all consist of, continuing our own story. We can certainly hope that means we will be reading another book from her soon.
About the Author
This authors collection of work is violently moving she has been collecting her poems for ten years composing this masterpiece. For Elizabeth it has always been about sharing her work, learning as well as growing along the way. She is proudest of being published in her hometown’s college paper, being a Top Pick from the Lettrs website. She also helped organize a writer’s groups at her local library where people from all genres of writing are encouraged to come and receive feedback. She writes with a raw truth about her struggles in life, people crave to know they are not alone and this book shouts that message in every sentence. In each of her poems we get a glimpse into a real world that we can all relate too; she paints her pain in vivid imagery and expresses her joy in finding who she is.