Stages

By Jessa Leigh

Have you ever been so in love, and then so out of love that you forgot what being in love ever felt like? That's what Stages is. This book is a reminder for every young adult, and adult who wants to remember what it felt like to be young, unsure, and so in love. 

 

Stages is a raw, hopeful, and honest poetry book that will take you on a journey through the different facets of love while honoring every stage of it. Jessa Leigh offers beautiful insights into love with vulnerable poems and reflections. You will find there are truths in all stages of love, including heartbreak, loss, and rediscovery of self. Stages is an invitation to relish in the growth and changes that come with each metamorphosis, while appreciating every version of love gifted along your healing journey.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jessa Leigh
• Release date: Jul 7, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223937173

Jessa Leigh

Jessa Leigh grew up in Florida where she spent most of her time reading books, writing poetry, and dancing at music festivals. She has been writing poetry since she was in middle school, and it has always been her dream to publish a poetry book. Stages is the first published offering of her heart, accomplished at age 28. She is currently composing her second and third books of poetry, to be announced later. Jessa Leigh loves animals and nature. She has a chocolate lab/pit mix, and a hatian tree boa. She now lives in North Carolina and has worked as a bartender, server, and in various professions with animals. Some of her biggest inspirations for poetry are e. e. cummings, and Rupi Kaur. Jessa Leigh's poetry is about love, loss, connectivity, and the growth that comes after some of the most painful and traumatic experiences life unfortunately can bring.

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Contents

Stages

Initial Sparks ((Puppy Love))

Burned ((Heartbreak/Abuse/Trauma))

Burning ((Something Sexually Stimulating))

Recovery ((Love))

Existing ((Self Love/Self Actualization))

After Care

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Stages

by Jessa Leigh

the love we carry in our hearts and,

the love that we've shared from our hearts

is the only reason our souls are alive

in love, we see our souls, we find infinity

there is a special infinity that can only come from sharing pieces of your true self,

as one does when deeply in love

memories in love, moments in time, are to remind us of when we acted human, our most vulnerable

………………………………………….

each time a piece of us is given away, our entire being transforms somewhat anew,

for we deeply impact those who interact with us,

as they deeply impact us

in this giving and receiving of love,

we are able to see ourselves as the people we are and that which we want to be

yet, sometimes love doesn't stay in the same way…

past this decay of old we can chose to grow, to recreate ourselves, to explore again

life is about love and the moments it brings us

this is for everyone I've ever loved

this is for my dear readers

this is for my healing

thank you

lying to people has been my specialty

now I’m waiting for things to catch up with me

waking up one day and realizing nothing’s the same

wondering what’s different but knowing I’m the one to blame

been hiding things for so long I’m scared to open up

afraid of rejection, and officially changing my mind

I feel a calling towards becoming a genuine honest kind

trying to get back to my roots

where I really felt at home, in my head

for now it feels like my head is on lease

and I could really use that space for peace

taking deep breaths to help restart all that’s to be said

I can be whoever I want to be,

as long as it’s truly pleasing to me

………………………………………….

Who Am I?

Initial Sparks ((Puppy Love))

these are some of my earliest poems. they reflect a side of me that in some ways was very much unconscious and also obsessive. we find things we like and get hooked on them. for me, this was love and the whole encompassing idea of it. enjoying every mate I have been blessed enough to share space with yet always focused on finding a true soul mate

looking back, I now know these feelings I had were very real but also idealized. I had the highest hopes and it shows in my word choices. everything felt so definitive… so final. like every love would have or could have been the last one

in this life we find many supportive relationships. none of them less affecting and important when they are through. on this journey with those we loved and lost, we can learn to take lessons and important moments into our future journey of self… and into our relationships with others again

love is not lost, because it is over

love is not less love,