All The Words I Never Said

By Kenzie Lou

All the Words I Never Said is a collection of poems, letters, and short stories put together by Kenzie Lou after years of experiencing and observing oppression, sexism, love, hate, friendship, hardship, and addiction. These poems began as journal entries that were never meant to be read by another set of eyes. It's this aspect that makes these poems and stories so vulnerable and intimate. Kenzie Lou doesn't hold back and uses full honesty in her writing when expressing how heavily the world can blindly impact people while adding both beauty and personal warfare to their lives.

There are also two short stories included in this book: "Ghost" and "The Addiction Effect." "Ghost" is about a friendly ghost who seeks refuge in an abandoned house. One night, a group of curious boys wander into the house. The ghost--fearful that the boys' knowledge of the property might cost him his home--scrambles to find a way to scare the boys away so he can keep his residence.

In "The Addiction Effect," Neveah is visited by her ex, Addy. Addy begs and pleads for Neveah to give her a second chance. The two women have been together since they were teenagers and are now in their midtwenties. With all the history and loving memories that the two shared together, Neveah is torn between giving Addy another chance and her fear of being let down once again. Addy begins with loving and sweet pleas for forgiveness. But as Neveah continues to resist, tension builds between the two women, and Neveah is faced with an impossible decision.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Sep 11, 2023
• ISBN: 9798887512174

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All The Words I Never Said

Kenzie Lou

ISBN 979-8-88751-216-7 (paperback)

ISBN 979-8-89043-357-2 (hardcover)

ISBN 979-8-88751-217-4 (digital)

Copyright © 2023 by Kenzie Lou

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher. For permission requests, solicit the publisher via the address below.

Christian Faith Publishing

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Meadville, PA 16335

www.christianfaithpublishing.com

Printed in the United States of America

Table of Contents

1

Cult

2

Eat Your Words

3

The City

4

Pills

5

The Captive

6

War

7

A Woman Is Art

8

Guilty Party

9

Conversations with the Devil

10

The Soldier

11

The Loveless Game

12

Behind Closed Doors

13

Revenge Comes to Those Who Wait

14

The Execution

Words That Watered My Growth

15

Peter Pan

16

To: Mom

17

Pen and Paper

18

A Mysterious Woman

19

You're Not Trapped

20

The Ocean's Daughter

21

Thornless Rose

22

Resurrection

23

Lost in the Stars

24

Your Creation

The Beauty in the Heartbreak

25

Entangled

26

Falling

27

Midnight

28

The Cost

29

Rush

30

Scarred

31

The Creation of a Soul

32

This Last Time

33

True Love

34

Waves

35

Willow Trees

36

Safe Haven

37

Home

38

21 Hours

39

Haunted

40

Treasure Chest

41

Visions

42

The Kingdom

43

The Dance

44

You Know This Is for You

45

The Rapids

46

Cinderella

47

The Feeling of Nineteen

48

Atticus

49

07.17.2021

50

1809

51

Timeless

52

I Do Not Love You

53

If I Cannot Be Yours

54

Will You Say My Name?

55

The Language My Soul Speaks

56

All I Saw Was Your Face

57

Winter Is Coming

58

In a Decade

59

Maybelle

60

Your Love

61

Words Never Said

Short Stories

Ghost

The Addiction Effect

About the Author

To my mom and sister.

To my dad. I miss you every day.

I also dedicate this book to all those who brought darkness and light into my life. Without you, I would not be who I am today, and this book would not be possible.

Dear reader,

Many people ask me how I come up with the things that I write. I hate to disappoint you by saying I have no idea, but I would hate to disappoint you even more by telling you a lie. Perhaps it's because I'm smart. Maybe I'm crazy. Perhaps I'm both. Perhaps I'm neither. But this is not the point. The point is that every person is born with a different set of eyes to see the world and a different brain to comprehend and interpret what they're seeing. We all live in completely different worlds that are just atoms away from one another. My writing is my way of bringing what I see in my world to light for others to see. If you cannot understand the meaning of my writing, then we simply live in two very different worlds. But fret not, lovely reader. There are infinite worlds for you and me to share.

Yours always,

Kenzie Lou

Section 1

The Darkness That Tried to Hide

1

Cult

We welcome you with open arms,

but forget to tell about the harm

that we impose on everyone

and how we make them want to run.

And although they want to leave,

they