Growing Pains

By Aydan Simpliciano

A continuation of Apathetic Contentment-but also a new beginning. This collection picks up in the shadow of a deep emotional slump, threading through themes of romance, family, individuality, and fragments of past loss that slowly spiral upward. With sharp self-awareness, the poems explore the uneasy shift from youth to adulthood-not with resolution, but with a hard-won, imperfect acceptance. It's a portrait of the gray space where ambition grows alongside insecurity, and where action becomes the only way forward.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FD49NJJG
• ISBN13: 9798284852972
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.0"