Reclaiming the Whitespace

  • Living with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

    CSPTD I should be over this by now, I feel myself as I leave the office for an unplanned mental health day. It’s been 9 years,…

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  • Dear Papa

    Oh, Papa Why are you so angry What did I do? I promise not to do it again if you can just tell me. The tears…

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  • I am going to Puerto Rico.

    About two months ago, I was sitting in church service, minding my own business. We had just finished worshiping through song, and our Missions and Outreach…

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  • The Young Heart

    Before the “Broken Heart” there was another The Young Heart A young heart bursting with life Love and energy The “Young Heart” feels it only exists…

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  • The Broken Heart

    The Broken Heart (Part 1) The morning dawns The heart wakes The pain of the last few months returns The wounds are still fresh The heart…

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  • 30 the Year of Firsts

    30 the Year of Firsts First time spending day of my Birthday aloneFirst Birthday without the “mask”First time getting Taylor Swift MerchFirst time losing control on…

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  • The Girl They Wanted

    Do you see this girl? At church, she is always there; whenever the church doors are open, she is serving or helping somewhere. She is seen…

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About the Author
Shelby Somers is a thirty-something-year-old poet and writer living in the heart of the United States. Drawing from her own life experience and love of fantasy, she writes with passion and imagination. She began writing poetry at sixteen, then, over a decade later, she found that writing was a gentle exercise to process her own story and find healing. For years, she felt silenced, and as though she didn’t have a voice, writing has allowed her to express what she cannot always find the words to say out loud. She writes not only for herself but for other survivors of abuse and long-term trauma. Taking inspiration from her faith and spiritual life with Christ, the beauty of nature, and her love of music, she paints a picture with each poem she writes. With the hope of helping others not feel so alone, she shares pieces of her story, the way so many others have shared theirs with her. “Reclaiming the Whitespace” is a collection of writing that is one woman’s journey to reclaim the artistic freedom and other parts of herself that have long been repressed and finally be able to articulate the narrative of her own life.
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