Beautiful Disaster: A Collection of Poetry and Prose

By Makayla Brooke

If you knew what went on in my mind, I wonder if you’d lose yours too.
It took a long time for Makayla Brooke to understand that her personal experiences could be filled with both beauty and ugliness and, most importantly, poetic insight.

Within her debut collection of poems, Makayla reflects on a variety of themes and subjects that include heartbreak, abuse, grief, trauma, and much more. As she lyrically explores how she learned to find her way in a complex world and heal from her emotional wounds, Makayla shares a raw glimpse into her beautiful disaster as she bravely faced difficulties, attempted to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and focused on creating a new beginning with every sunrise.

Beautiful Disaster is a debut collection of poetry and prose that holds truth, love, hope, and a wake-up call for anyone feeling alone, broken, or lost in life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Mar 18, 2021
• ISBN: 9781665704236

Makayla Brooke

Makayla Brooke first fell in love with words when she was six. When she is not traveling and experiencing the world, she can be found at home with her dog, sipping coffee, and scribbling words in one of her many journals. Beautiful Disaster is her first collection of poetry.

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ISBN: 978-1-6657-0422-9 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-6657-0423-6 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2021905100

Archway Publishing rev. date: 07/22/2022

CONTENTS

A Note to My Readers

Acknowledgments

I’m Fine

Moonlit Sky

Second Chance

Miles

Rory Gilmore

Rabbit Hole/My Mistake

Fireworks

Blue

Once upon a Time Part 1

Once upon a Time Part 2

The Anniversary

An Apology to a Loved One

Hazel Eyes

I’m in Love with You

Winter Dream

Clean

Best Friends

Ocean Eyes

She Told Me

Maybe

Why?

Remember

Cut the Cord

Rise and Set

Jacket

Arizona

I Love You

A Letter to a Friend

A NOTE TO MY READERS

This book holds so much of myself. The fact that I finally wrote it means absolutely everything to me. You mean absolutely everything to me. I have never been particularly good at showing my feelings, but it’s always been freeing when I could put together words on paper. I discovered my love for books and writing when I was only six years old; it was then I knew I wanted to be a writer. I also knew it wouldn’t be easy. Trust me, there were so many times I wanted to throw in the towel and put this dream of mine aside, but something never felt right when I attempted to do so. It took me such a long time to understand there can be beauty and ugliness throughout life. The good doesn’t always