Midnight

By Gemma Hernandez Serrano

For a moment in time, I wished I could change the events that left me rootless and stuck. There were thoughts I hoped would make their way out of my mind but felt comfort in knowing they would stay there because it was the only thing that kept me from accepting and talking things out. I was safely tucked away in the recesses of my mind, my roots not yet ready to be grounded. I wanted to give up and kept searching for more in places where flowers couldn’t grow. Everywhere I set foot was filled with grief and reminders of the events of my childhood, my old roots. It took me ten years to understand love, anger, and hope. It took me ten years to learn how to grow new roots. Inside, you’ll find the vulnerability I wish I had years ago that allowed me to unveil the thoughts I had so carefully safeguarded. As you read, you’ll find me as I was: Navigating love, acceptance, trauma, and with a deep desire to live. With every gentle turn of a page, I hope that you feel as deeply as I did. The delicate stems of me encased inside are now yours to safeguard.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Feb 26, 2021
• ISBN: 9781645368939

Gemma Hernandez Serrano

Currently living in San Diego, CA, Gemma Hernandez Serrano is a college student studying sociology and American Indian studies. Over the last decade, her creativity has expressed itself in art. She enjoys reading, gardening, camping, and hiking. When she is not studying, you can find her attending a concert or on her couch binge-watching horror movies.

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Midnight

Gemma Hernandez Serrano

Austin Macauley Publishers

Midnight

About the Author

Dedication

Copyright Information ©

Acknowledgment

Your Love

Second Turn to the Left

Storm

Tender Greens

Need

With You

Give Me an Idea

Spin

Oatmeal

Solar

Let Me Taste You

Loving the Pendulum

Midnight

Love

Control

Lemonade in the Summer

Honey

When I Get Old

Like My Mother

Hate Her (Hate Me)

Mr. Smiley Face

Sometimes We Feel

Fatherly Love

Blue Sky

Ghosts

Generations

Friendship Never Lasts

I’m Sorry

Martyr

Walk-In Closet

The Right Thing

November

L.

Nothing

Are You Listening?

Rough, Rough, Rough…

Octubre

Our Bodies

Postcards

Current Exchange

June

Escaping

Bad Friend

Love, Child

Leaving

The Way You Hurt

Sunrise

Letting Go

About the Author

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Currently living in San Diego, CA, Gemma Hernandez Serrano is a college student studying sociology and American Indian studies. Over the last decade, her creativity has expressed itself in art. She enjoys reading, gardening, camping, and