The Aftermath of Our Wounds: poems of transformation and quiet reflection
By Iman Martzel
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This poetry collection is a song of humanity in all its aspects, raw, real, and open in its honesty.
It honors the full spectrum of human emotion:
The light and the shadow,
The noble and the ugly,
Love and betrayal,
Joy and agony,
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The Aftermath of Our Wounds - Iman Martzel
Iman Martzel
The Aftermath of Our Wounds
poems of transformation
and quiet reflection
Copyright © 2025 Iman Martzel
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic methods, without the prior written permission of the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.
ISBN 978-2-9598041-0-6 (Paperback)
ISBN 978-2-9598041-1-3 (Ebook)
Book cover by Eva Polakovičová
www.imanmartzel.com
To my bright sun, Thomas.
In The Aftermath of Our Wounds,
we can either succumb
to woundedness and victimhood
or harvest the gifts of trials
and rise to our highest potential.
Contents
Part One
The Priestess
Math of the Gods
Like Air
The Hanging Island & the Moon
Pond vs. River
Journey of a Plum Seed
Natural Balm
The Call
A Promised Rendez-Vous
Now Land
Charming Humor
Reach for Me
For Granted
Vague Identities
Extinction
Anatomy of Pain
Freedom of Choice
Part Two
Marginal
Old Story Junkie
Battlefears
Relief
Brain Fog
Lovers Gone Mad
Imbalance
The Founders
Revolution of Roses
First Nature
A Giant Myth
Therapy
Forgotten Boundaries
Confused Words
Free Fall
Vertigo
Survival
An Aftermeal Chat
Leaving the Illusions Behind
Nature Always Wins
Wings & Swords
Ruby Night
Troublemakers
Story of a Grinch
Skin Hunger
Holy Land of the Mind
Beginner’s Shoes
I Can’t… I Can
Cruel Misunderstanding
Hemorrhage
Setting Straight the Records
Confessions of a Demon
Hiccup
Foolish Promises
Synonyms
Part Three
The Traveler
Redemption Seeker
Nomad Got a Friend
Anti-Inflammatory
Falling into Grace
Love, Grounded
Prayers
Perfect Mess
Frenemy
Wrinkles… Wrinkles
Bring Me Back the Ordinary
Love Not Fear, Fear Not Love
The Way of a Legacy
Dream Came True
Stillness
Another Way
Of a Seagull
Tribute
Epidemic
Unconscious Arrival
Smooth Departure
The Flow
Homecoming
Solace for an Angel
The Aftermath of Our Wounds
Notes on a Heart
The Crossing
Final Words
About the Author
Part One
The Priestess
Priestess of the light, priestess in the night.
A pearl inside a shell
comes outside, breaks the spell.
