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    The Battle Upstairs: Poetry Book
    The Battle Upstairs: Poetry Book
    The Battle Upstairs: Poetry Book
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    The Battle Upstairs: Poetry Book

    By Maci Bookout

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    In this eclectic collection of free verse, Maci Bookout lays bare the pain of past heartbreak, while revealing the strength of womanhood and the power to be found in the truth. Taking cues from the style of Rupi Kaur and Charly Cox, Maci’s poetry tells a picturesque tale that weaves through her life thus far, from the emotional collapse of past relationships to the serenity and fortitude she found within herself.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPost Hill Press
    Release dateSep 1, 2020
    ISBN9781682617854
    The Battle Upstairs: Poetry Book

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      Book preview

      The Battle Upstairs - Maci Bookout

      A POST HILL PRESS BOOK

      ISBN: 978-1-68261-784-7

      ISBN (eBook): 978-1-68261-785-4

      The Battle Upstairs:

      Poetry Book

      © 2020 by Maci Bookout

      All Rights Reserved

      Cover design and illustrations by Mike Diaz,

      www.MikeDiazTattoo.com

      Interior design and layout by Sarah Heneghan,

      sarah-heneghan.com

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author and publisher.

      Post Hill Press

      New York • Nashville

      posthillpress.com

      Published in the United States of America

      Table of Contents

      Show And Tell

      Lifeguard

      Selfless

      Sorry For Me

      Hide And Seek

      A Mile

      Dark Cloud

      Time Flies

      Strikes

      Perfect

      Alone

      Wonderworld

      Tried And True

      Mind If I Matter

      Bargain

      Piggy Bank

      Poker Face

      Uncommon Sense

      Safe At Home

      Row Eighteen

      Sonnet 1: How Gullible To Hold Vagabond Hands

      Wonder

      Couplet: Pencil

      Wicked

      Go Back And Wait

      Lie To Yourself

      Pretty Shade

      Hope And Home

      Love You More

      Limerick: Rugrat

      Heartwood

      Lost And Found

      Better Than Here

      Sleepy

      Listen, Feelings

      Delicate

      This One Deserves A Title

      Excuse

      Maybe Memories

      Stained

      Runaway

      Noise

      Haiku: Irony

      To • Get • Her

      Freed

      Hypocrite

      Picture Frame

      End Page

      I Am Bulletproof

      About The Author

      It’s

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