i said i was fine...: funny thoughts. ugly truths. things I never said out loud.

I'm fine. It's the easiest lie we tell when we're overwhelmed, hurting, or holding more than we know how to say. This is not a polished poetry book. It is a collection of real thoughts, ugly truths, and the kind of honesty people usually keep to themselves. Emily.Empowered writes about overthinking everything and still not having answers, loving people who did not love you the same way back, living in a body that does not always feel like yours, carrying responsibility when you are barely holding it together, and laughing because sometimes that is all that is left. Some of these poems will make you smile. Some will hit a little too close. Some will feel like something you have thought but never said out loud. This is not about having it all together. It is about continuing anyway. If you have ever said "I'm fine" and did not mean it, you will find yourself somewhere in these pages.