my beast

By Jason Dicks

I am a Canadian veteran who has been dealing with post traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety for several years. This is a collection of the darkness I experienced over these last few years. These are my screams into a pillow. These are my cries for help. These are my lungs exhaling. These are my connections with life.

While I struggled with suicidal thoughts, anger issues, depression, fear, self-esteem issues, among other dark emotions, writing was my outlet. Writing poetry, combined with extended snuggles with my dog, provided me with the therapy I needed to continue.

This is my first collection of published poems. The ironic thing is that I am publishing these out of fear. My anxious mind dwells on my mortality and trembles over the idea that all of the poems I have written over the last thirty-nine years will die with me.

This is me avoiding that possibility. This is me clawing forward.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09F1FY7LG
• ISBN13: 9798469024712
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"