The Way My Words Fall

By Karen L Richards

"The Way My Words Fall" is a collection of poems filled with a range of emotions that we as humans encounter throughout our lives. They are all covered here; from pain and sadness, fear and shame, to love and longing, kindness and hope. 

Karen's words provide understanding and comfort as we navigate the journey of life, no

• Language: English
• Publisher: Karen Richards
• Release date: Nov 16, 2020
• ISBN: 9780648991991

Karen L Richards

Karen Richards resides in Australia, and she is a writer of poetry and prose, the author of two poetry collections Wrapped in Folds of Midnight and The Way My Words Fall.Karen has been writing poetry for over 30 years and enjoys connecting with her audience with emotion and simplicity through shared experiences. Her poetry has also been featured in many anthologies over the last few years.Karen currently writes to a social media audience and her work can be found on Instagram.

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Thank You

A huge thank you for this book go to the people who helped make it possible. To Paul and Cal for all their help in reading, editing, ordering, and generally supporting this whole process, thank you. I appreciate you. 

Pain, SADNESS, and indignation

~ 3 am ~

If I let you in, will you promise not to run when you realise how truly broken, I am? Will you kiss my tear stained face when I am afraid and hold together all the pieces of me that are falling apart? I promise you; I have not always been so broken. I have held a thousand pain-filled balloons in the air for days, weeks, months. I’ve carried the pain of people who have been too weak to carry their own, even when I was so tired I barely had the energy to breathe, knowing all I would receive in return were empty spaces where they used to