my voice was always mine

By Cheyanne Brubaker

Your story matters. Your voice always has.

In My Voice Was Always Mine, each poem is a window into memory, identity, and the complex threads that make us who we are. Through joy and sorrow, trauma and healing, love and loss, this collection shows us what it means to be human..

Each chapter invites you to pause, reflect, and feel.
These poems explore the deeply personal and the profoundly universal, grappling with love, race, sexuality, mental health, resilience, and the passage of time.

This is more than poetry.
It's a reminder that your story deserves space. That your voice-however quiet or bold-holds power.

Themes readers will find:

Coming of age through poetry

Explorations of identity and belonging

Mental health & emotional resilience

Queer joy, pain, and self-discovery

Found family, loss, and inner healing

The beauty of vulnerability and survival

Whether you see your own reflection in these pages or find the courage to imagine new truths, My Voice Was Always Mine shows strength in softness, and the power in speaking your name out loud.

Thank you for walking this path with me.

May these words help you honor your truth, embrace your story, and remember:
You were never too much. You were never too little.
Your voice was always yours.

- C.B.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DTYKZHM8
• ISBN13: 9798307930366
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.0" x 8.0"