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The Demons We Run From
by Boakye D. Alpha
"The demons we run from" by Boakye D. Alpha is a collection of poems cum random thoughts as the blurb mentions that "it's not just a poetry anthology, it's an oracle." The book title is an interesting and opts choice for the book as it succinctly expresses the theme of each poem.
The book holds twenty-seven poems that are infused with doom. The theme of the poems explores the dark emotions of a human being that we feel in different phases of life, like love, death, so-called social norms, addictions, etc.
The author expresses the raw pain, struggles, and emptiness a human being feels. He shared these emotions not to make readers sad but to show they are not alone; everybody has demons that haunt them. And in the end, there is a ray of hope that pops up to make you feel good.
For example:
"I know I can't change the past.
So, I'd rather stand up high and keep on moving on
Then fall into an abyss of blinding darkness."
He shares his emotional vulnerability with the readers and allows them to feel his heart-felt poems' pain and emotions. This book is an author's view of life, and he sends a message that the miseries of life are part of life and lead us to grow as a human, and sometimes we have to befriend our demons and negotiate with them and learn to live with them.
I like "The demons we run from" and recommend this to all, whether you are a poetry buff or not. If you have felt haunted by your own emotions, misunderstood, and faced heartbreak, this is the perfect book to help you feel you are not alone in a painful journey.
My favorite lines from the book:
"So long as the sun shines, our past is here to stay.
But we are going to stand now and make our future gay.
We will stand strong with our heads held high,
Reaching to find our homes, castles in the sky."
The book holds twenty-seven poems that are infused with doom. The theme of the poems explores the dark emotions of a human being that we feel in different phases of life, like love, death, so-called social norms, addictions, etc.
The author expresses the raw pain, struggles, and emptiness a human being feels. He shared these emotions not to make readers sad but to show they are not alone; everybody has demons that haunt them. And in the end, there is a ray of hope that pops up to make you feel good.
For example:
"I know I can't change the past.
So, I'd rather stand up high and keep on moving on
Then fall into an abyss of blinding darkness."
He shares his emotional vulnerability with the readers and allows them to feel his heart-felt poems' pain and emotions. This book is an author's view of life, and he sends a message that the miseries of life are part of life and lead us to grow as a human, and sometimes we have to befriend our demons and negotiate with them and learn to live with them.
I like "The demons we run from" and recommend this to all, whether you are a poetry buff or not. If you have felt haunted by your own emotions, misunderstood, and faced heartbreak, this is the perfect book to help you feel you are not alone in a painful journey.
My favorite lines from the book:
"So long as the sun shines, our past is here to stay.
But we are going to stand now and make our future gay.
We will stand strong with our heads held high,
Reaching to find our homes, castles in the sky."