Parts of Me

By Kimberley Z. Tent

Life as a police officer can be lonely. Not only is it a difficult career, filled with difficult circumstances and people, but it can also be deadly. However, as Constable Kimberley Tent discovered, she was at far greater risk from her own mind and her own unrealistic self-expectations than she was from the public.

 

Kim had given up on life and her battle with PTSD when a surprise bond with a stranger gave her the courage she needed to face her biggest adversary yet—herself. Described as “gripping, honest, and raw,” Parts of Me is a poetic memoir that gives the reader a rare glimpse into a police officer’s personal struggle with trauma, depression, eating disorder, and her own will to live or die.

 

Although Kim’s mission is to spread awareness of PTSD and give hope to fellow police officers suffering in silence, this collection is for anyone who has ever felt pain, fear, or loss—and risen above.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Apr 24, 2019
• ISBN: 9781480873315

Kimberley Z. Tent

Kimberley resides in the beautiful Kootenay mountains of southern British Columbia, with her childhood sweetheart of 37 years. She grew up surrounded by nature and began writing poetry and songs at an early age. Kimberley has authored several books and articles in a variety of genres, including a children’s series, mystery/thrillers, biographies, policing, mental health, and a poetry series. Although she has enjoyed ghostwriting over the years, Kimberley’s focus remains on the First Responder community and how PTSD has seriously affected it. Kimberley has three amazing children and three grandchildren, who have all been extremely supportive throughout her own journey with a Post-Traumatic Stress Injury. Her mission is to continue spreading awareness of PTSD through her own experience as a police officer, and to provide hope and support to fellow First Responders who are still suffering in silence.

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Copyright © 2019 Kimberley Z. Tent.

Interior Graphics/Art Credit: Keith Hershmiller

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ISBN: 978-1-4808-7330-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4808-7331-5 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019933760

Archway Publishing rev. date: 04/24/2019

Contents

… and darkness clung to light

Dear Parts,

Broken

Hidden War

Lost Soul

To Die a Thousand Times

Body on the Floor

Member Down

A Painted Tragedy

Hopeless

About Time

Fog

Emotions

Nobody’s Fault

Wasted Time

Poor Man’s Bottle

A Dozen Swords

House with no Flowers

Mirror, Mirror

Reflection

When Darkness Falls

Child of Mine

Shame

The Red Soldier

Healing

E.D.

Sweet Nectar

Wooden Crown

Reckoning

Leaving Her

No Hurry

Slumber

Unspoken Irony

Beautiful Vagrant

Goodbye

Hope

Surrender

On Bended Knee

Senseless

The Choice

Peace

Safe Place

Belief

Inner Leader

Yellow Stripes

Emmy

Letter to My Love

Parts of Me

Dedication

For

My Family

Butch, my Rock and the love of my life, you stood by