The Beginning of My Bs

By Roma Mazumdar

The Beginning of My BS is a poetic collection that explores the roller coaster of emotions and experiences that accompany adolescence

I write when I am filled with emotion

When I am sad

When I am angry

I write because I am not good at talking about my feelings

I don’t like seeming weak in the eyes of others.

If I talk I might cry

And if I cry I might create an ocean

So I will continue to waste ink

And keep moving this pen along this paper till I am numb and there are no more tears to cry.

This work of poetry takes readers on a personal journey of pain, love, and self-expression. It finds a way to your heart and reignites a feeling of strength. The author craftily grabs a hold of emotions, shakes them up, and leaves them to heal.

—Stephanie Spaete, teacher of literature, studied English language at Texas Women’s University

Roma Mazumdar creates a vivid, yet authentic evocation of the stark facets of reality. Readers will be unblinded as she uncovers the hidden veils that are so deeply intertwined in society.

—Peyton Williams, student at Harvard University and poem enthusiast

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Oct 25, 2019
• ISBN: 9781480882768

Roma Mazumdar

Roma Mazumdar writes in a relatable yet completely authentic way that captures the readers’ eyes and hearts. Having been through the struggles and confusions of adolescence, her writing is raw and presented in a poetic and thought provoking form.

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ISBN: 978-1-4808-8277-5 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4808-8276-8 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019914556

Archway Publishing rev. date: 10/10/2019

Pieces

Acknowledgements

Preface

• Pessimism, the Harder Parts, I am Not a Nihilist, I Swear…

• Growing Pains

• Passion and Heartache

• Universal Affliction

• Everything (and Nothing) Else

Acknowledgements

This book would have not been possible without the help of Stephanie Spaete, Malloy Phillips, and Archway Publishing.

Thank you Miss Spaete for appreciating my poetry and encouraging me in a way which made me comfortable and confident.

Thank you Mrs. Phillips for giving me so much of your time to solely help me edit.

Thank you to my sister for answering my late night calls, forever indebted to you.

Thank you Rylee Ferguson for being an amazing artist.

Chloe Barker, always my astronaut.

Thank you Peyton Williams for breaking my walls.

Preface

I read a poem once

It made me feel things

It made tears grow from my eyes

It made me see differently.

I’d like to create something that did the same one day.

My First Ever

It’s thrown and tossed as if it were a ball that didn’t matter if lost

So casually as if it was dust; flowing and growing out of our mouths

With ease we spit it out.

For some receiving it, it’s like a bullet