Healing
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Tanzanite Dreams
I only asked for diamond dreams, but you said they weren’t rare enough.
So, I reimagined my dreams, made them of emeralds and sapphires and rubies.
But still you dismissed them.
Finally, I suggested Tanzanite, one of the rarest dreams to have.
You suggested cubic zirconia, worth less than my diamond dreams, and told me I should be happy without any gemstone dreams.
I finally realized the truth:
you didn’t want me to dream bigger.
You didn’t want me to dream at all.
So, I left you behind with your worthless dreams made of cubic zirconia and nothingness.
And went and mined my own tanzanite.
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Sleepless Hollow
These painful feelings held in the palm of my hand,
in this dreary sleepless hollow, will keep me here until I learn
to let them go.
In Healing, author Olivia Cooney offers a collection of poems born out of her experiences of emotional abuse during a long-term relationship and the happiness she found during her healing.
Healing, she discovered, is a journey filled with grief and insecurities interspersed with moments of joy. Inspired by the process of healing, these poems dive into themes of abuse, grief, reinvention, and finding peace after trauma. Cooney includes thirteen heavy poems, eight transitional poems, and thirteen hopeful poems.
Healing offers insight into Cooney’s journey, putting into words both the pain and joy experienced during the healing process.
About the Author
Olivia is a Columbus, Ohio native. She enjoys backpacking, spending time with family and friends, researching genealogy, and writing. She began writing poems in high school as a way to cope with stress. She finds inspiration in nature and life experiences.