These are the Words by Nikita Gill

Like a pharmacy in a book, with a poem to treat every part of you that hurts. This is your book-sized best mate who has all the right things to say.

These poems are so relatable. Self-loathing? Yup, been there. Broken-hearted? Tick. Hating my body? Yep. Worried about the planet? Identity? Social media? Yep. Yep. Yep. 

Gill’s poetry is full of empathy, proving we aren’t alone in our experiences. I wish I had known earlier that I wasn't alone, because that message, when it really sinks in, is life-changing.

“You are angry and anxious 

because you never agreed 

to live in a burning home

while the people who should care

pretend the fire doesn’t exist.”

From the poem ‘For When You Need Validation For Your Anger’

This is a book for anyone struggling with #bodyimage, #eatingdisorders, #sexualidentity, a #brokenheart, #racism, #climateanxiety, #sexualassault, #socialmedia.

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