cashmere heart: a collection of poetry

By c.j. owen

cashmere heart is more than a candid, heartfelt, and poignant collection of poetry; it serves as a compassionate tribute to survivors of abuse and a reminder that they are never truly alone.

• Language: English
• Publisher: c.j. owen poetry
• Release date: Aug 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9780578952628

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contents:

lunar secrets 5

time-traveling brains 6

invisible bullets 7

now i play checkers 8

you are my hope 9

9 lives 10

embracing imperfections 11

nursery rhymes 12

it’s hard to believe anyone would stay 13

war paint 14

ying-yang 15 

mosaic 16

you don't owe them anything 17

pain is pain 18

free falling 19

you deserve to suffer too 20

the friend-zone end-zone 22

high tides 23

gaslighting me up 24

bleeding heart 25

revived 26

if we attract what we fear, then why am i still not happy? 27

i hope i have you in my afterlife too 28

disappearing reflection 29

waiting on proof of time travel 30

all-in 31

what i would ask you, if i ever wanted to speak to you again 32

harbor 33

campfire stories 34

unconditionally 35

depression 36

take care of yourself 37

dandelions 38

taking back my power 39

thoughts from the bottom of the bottle 40

and it will be a second chance 41

cashmere heart 42

rage 43

confessions of an empath 44

black licorice 45

ignite me 46

unlearning intimacy 47

i un-love you 48

a confession is not an apology 49

you're still haunting me 50

don't let them fool you 51

and that hurts the most 52

i don’t want to be a burden 53

i desire to be an entirely new me 54

pity puddle 55

maybe i got to be a kid in my past life 56

i hope you’re spending it alone 57

navigating space 58

instructions not included 59

cold-blooded 60

cosmic love 61

fri(ends) 62

the first time 63

game night 64

pull your weeds 65

jigsaw 66

paranoid 67

you don’t have to love yourself first 68

letters to the past 69

stagnant feelings 70

thanks for ruining my hometown for me 71

survival of the educated 72

i guess i'll never know 73

falling at full speed 74

control freak 75

walk a mile in my mind 76

breaking my own glass ceiling 77

fiery passion 78

we are all human 79

anxiety 80