Wildflowers That Slayed

By Simmy Virk

A short and fierce tale written in poignant verses about a young woman named Saaiqa who stands on a cliff in hopes of ending her anxiety and depression. She falls, but goes back in times. She goes through a series of flashbacks reminding her of death, joy and happiness, thinking she could rewrite the past for a better future. But she experiences the sudden death of her sister, Rose, and eventually regrets going back in her past. Is it all a dream? Is her unconscious mind wilting to the misery of her mental illness? When the heart is vexed and the mind is crippled, it's hard to know what is real. She finds out what hitting rock bottom means to her and her genuine positivity rescues her from her mental illness is something readers will find relatable. If my depression could teach me to be somebody who'snot needed nor wanted,then I could teach it to be not needed nor wantedIt's our turn now to become the wildflowers that we wanted to be, to grow from the dark hollow place within In America, suicide is the third leading cause of death in young people. About 1 million people commit suicide per year worldwide. The novel's poetic narrative outlines the beauty and misery of life, that no joy can come without the pain and that we must always keep moving forward, especially in the darkest of times.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1795085142
• ISBN13: 9781795085144
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.3" x 5.1"