this isn't poetry. it's emotional damage with line breaks.
Every Shade of Human
is a raw, unfiltered collection of poetry and personal essays that refuses to soften the truth for comfort. From childhood trauma and family dysfunction to love, identity, sexuality, and the absurdity of modern life, Serenite Hope examines what it means to be fully, messily, unapologetically human.
With sharp wit and unflinching honesty, these pieces move between heartbreak and humor, rage and tenderness, exploring themes of:
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Trauma and healing
- confronting childhood abuse, toxic family dynamics, and the long road to recovery
Identity and self-discovery
- navigating race, gender, attraction, and the pressure to conform
Relationships and boundaries
- examining love, marriage, family, and the cost of connection
Social commentary
- questioning gender roles, cultural expectations, and performative activism
The absurdity of being alive
- finding humor in pain and meaning in the mundane
There's no table of contents. No neat chapters. No apologies.
These pieces arrive like thoughts do-shifting tones, looping back, interrupting softness with something sharp. Some will make you cry. Some will make you laugh. Some will make you think, who let her say that out loud?
Perfect for readers who loved:
Milk and Honey
by Rupi Kaur,
The Princess Saves Herself in This One
by Amanda Lovelace,
I'm Telling the Truth
,
but I'm Lying
by Bassey Ikpi, and
Hunger
by Roxane Gay.
If you've ever felt too much, loved too hard, or survived what you weren't supposed to-this book is for you.
Raw. Real. Human.