The Lovely Wild in Me

By Hannah Herrera

From Hannah Herrera, The Lovely Wild In Me is separated into three parts: anguish, yearn and heal. The story is poetic prose of abuse, heartbreak, finding love, finding the wild in oneself and healing. This book may have certain themes that could be triggering to some. Take caution and care when reading.

Published by Crooked Crow Publishing

• Language: English
• Publisher: Crooked Crow Publishing
• Release date: Nov 21, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201220396

Book preview

contents

anguish yearn mend

for the wild within us all, waiting to be claimed once more.

anguish

in every word they said, all i heard was to be more like them.

but i was a child

in love with the wild

& sheep can't

raise wolves.

love cannot grow where it hasn't been planted.

where does our child-like wonder sneak off

to

when we're forced

to be adults & give

it curfews?

- i'm too young to be this wise

i collected seeds of doubt, holding onto them as

long as i could, until one day

they spilled out my hand & grew a forest of wood;

mighty trees sprouted as far as

the eye could see but no one suspected that the forest grew on top

of me.

i am afraid of nothing

- except letting myself be happy.

remember when you were