love, and you by Gretchen Gomez
Publication Date: April 4th 2017
Genre: Poetry, Diverse, Own Voices
Pages: 142 pages
Rating: ★★★★★
one day i met a guy
who stole my heart,
we created a world
for ourselves.
and another day
he broke my heart
and shattered
my soul.
i took the tattered
pieces of this
broken soul and
became anew.
– here lies the hurting, the healing, and the learning
This beautiful soul of a poetess also known as my twin in the book blogging community, has released a book of poetry. I am now on my 3rd re-read & continue to find meaning and comfort within her words. For all those who have experienced that one toxic relationship, you know? the one you simply cannot let go…this one is for you. Love, and you will haunt you with each turn of a page & ultimately will leave you with hope for healing.
i kissed him
and tasted hope there
i kissed him
and tasted love there
i kissed him
and tasted years there
i kissed him
and tasted sadness there
i kissed him
and tasted nothing there
i kissed him
and tasted myself there
In love, and you Gretchen takes you on her journey to healing and self-love but first there is the cold & brutal heart break. We all have our breaking points, but when do you call it quits on someone you love mind, body, and soul? when broken promises are all you have… when do you start putting you first? reading love, and you transported me to a time when I couldn’t see forward, I was stuck in my hurt and not sure anyone would understand why I chose to stay. I wish this book had existed back then, it would’ve served me with empowerment & strength when I felt my weakest.
I found myself
in an island
of thoughts
surrounded by
waves of positivity.
this time
the moon
shined bright
on my skin
and i
finally
danced.
-alone in the sand of self acceptance
Gretchen Gomez is a writer and blogger from Bronx, New York. First generation Puerto Rican. She’s been writing poetry since the age of 11 and although silenced for many years, she cut the ties with silence. “love, and you” is her first published poetry collection and she is working on other collections at the moment. Gretchen makes art out of all her past experiences.
If you’d like to support Gretchen, please purchase a copy of love, and you at one of the following:
Amazon (also available worldwide)
Have any of my bookish peeps read love, and you? or are planning to? I may just go for a round 4 re-read 😉
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teaaarrrrrsssssss!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks so much my twin!!!!!! i can’t express enough how happy i am to have you in this journey with me. thank you being there for me, thank you for hearing me out when i was going through it, thank you for reading, for editing, and for being an amazing friend. love love love you!!!!
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Always twin! you honestly blew me away on the first read through. It may not have seemed like it because of everything going on around us, what with me moving from one end of Brooklyn to another LOL, but I was seriously taken back but the power behind your words & your story. i said it before & I’ll say it again, you will touch many souls with your poetry and this is just the beginning <3! 🙂
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hugging you all the way from the bronx!!!!
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I haven’t read it yet but I did pre order it so I have it in my kindle. I hope to read through it before the day is over.
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Can’t wait to hear your thoughts, it’s a powerful read ☺️💕
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I hope Gretchen gets a lot of sales and does well! She deserves her success for her poetry! I should post one in honor of her book releasing!
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Thank you Stephanie, she def does deserve all of the love she’s receiving 😃 top 50 women poetry books on Amazon 😆🙌🏼🎉 & it is the Month of poetry so go for it 😉
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I’m so happy for her! If I buy one, I will have to mail it to her to have her sign it and make it extra special, because I don’t own poetry books. But to support her, I would do it!
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thank you Stephanie!! this means a lot to me ❤
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Great review. I like the last poem that you have included. Such wonderful lines
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Thank you! it was an empowering read 🙂
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I’m soooo glad you loved this. I am impatiently waiting for Amazon to deliver this book, I can’t wait to read it!!
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I hope you receive your copy soon! it was such an empowering read 😉
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HOW GOOD 😍😍 So proud of Gretchen!! I loved this collection so much.
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Very proud of her Lauren! 😄💕
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Lovely review Lilly! My copy arrived yesterday and I cannot wait to read it this weekend. It is so wonderful Gretchen has such a wonderful “twin” who has been there every step of the way in this process with her.
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Thank you Amanda, I hope you enjoy the read. Gretchen has a way with words though 😢 it was empowering to read. Thanks again, blessed to have her as a friend 😃💕
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wow! I need this book!
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