Aimless: A Poetry Collection

By Natilee Jo Shock

Aimless is a poetry collection that explores the idea of relatability through a number of different topics, ideas, and images. The true 'aim' for this book, if forced to come down to only one, is to make the reader feel less alone and more understood. All experiences are individual, yet emotions are significantly more universal. Aimless explores emotions.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: May 7, 2023
• ISBN: 9781665740944

Natilee Jo Shock

Natilee Shock is a first-time author born and raised between the Wasatch Mountain Range and the Great Salt Lake in Ogden, Utah. Her hometown will always be special to her, but she has a pull to travel, as she finds something she loves in each place she visits. Natilee has been writing since she was able to hold a pen. I mean, who gives their mom a short, poorly formatted script as a birthday gift at the ripe age of 7 years old? Natilee finds the most joy in the simple things in life: sunsets/sunrises, flowers, puppy kisses, and a plethora of other simple yet beautiful moments. She finds even more joy in documenting these things onto paper and into art.

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ISBN: 978-1-6657-4083-8 (sc)

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ISBN: 978-1-6657-4094-4 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2023905198

Archway Publishing rev. date:  05/04/2023

Contents

aimless

does falling feel comfortable?

the universe is stuck and so am i

romanticize living

car windows and sunroofs

drowning

free soul

march 19, 2020

beauty after pain

evolution, the good and the bad

falling for potential

Prompt: Write a Self-Portrait

tumbling thoughts

mamma taught me the difference

my head or the seasons changing

pretty wings

a lucky penny

was it ever about flowers?

room

life isn’t fair if i have leftovers

scared of something too perfect

rediscovery

jealousy

favorite part of the day

platonic memories

not a love letter

deep conversations

growth

small world

secret to happiness

2/22/2022

monsters

feeling loved for what feels like the first time

writer’s block

new perspective

garden

attachment is a piano

stars

tattoos

love letter

the reality of needing to leave, or overthinking?

miss the mountains

hours of operation

first ‘boyfriend’

massively tiny

youthful hair

anxiety

excited sadness of autumn

age the youth

more

i miss you

muscle memory

body problems

goodbye

feeling small

lost and found

moon

worries of commitment

lonely or alone

love

nightmare

pretty face, pretty soul

silly high school crushes

regretful goodbyes

big feelings of comparison

getting over it

sunflower seeds

emotions

memories that are worth more than money (in no particular order):

About the Book

About the Author

Lauren, thank you for reading my writing from the moment

I started to write it. Thank you for reintroducing me to

poetry. Lastly, thank you for always believing in me.

And to everyone else