Strawberries and Roses

By Tory'ana Abla Afornorpe

Strawberries and Roses is a poetic exploration of identity, longing, softness, and courage through the lens of girls who love girls. Blending intimate reflections with symbolic imagery, the collection follows the emotional journey of discovering desire, confronting societal expectations, navigating heartbreak, and ultimately choosing self-acceptance.

Through recurring metaphors of sweetness and bloom, these poems speak to anyone who has ever loved quietly, questioned whether their feelings were allowed, or searched for the strength to live openly. Tender, vulnerable, and unapologetically honest, Strawberries and Roses is both a celebration of queer love and a reminder that softness can survive-even in a world that was not always built to hold it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GMCK8441
• ISBN13: 9798247396710
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"