Author Description

Finding a person who is willing to accept you and love you despite your many flaws and insecurities can be a daunting experience. Oftentimes, fear of abandonment and rejection keep you immobilized when you most need maneuverability. However, once you find that one special person who is able to encourage you, inspire you, motivate you, and challenge you, you know you can never go backward. Your only option is forward.For Michelle and Ricardo, this defining realization matured through the process of connection and communication. This first book of their poems is a record of their collective self-discoveries, as well as a small glimpse into their unique personalities and perspectives. It's not always easy to find the right words that will convey the right feelings. As Ruth Ozeki writes, "Sometimes the mind arrives, but the words don't. Sometimes the words arrive, but the mind doesn't. Sometimes the mind and words both arrive. Sometimes neither mind nor words arrive."Their anthology of shared poems, or more appropriately their "dual realities," are just a simple testament to the profound power of creativity, self-expression, and personal evolution that we all hope to experience.