“They say it's just a poem, that it doesn't mean a thing, but how can it be just a poem, with all the heart it brings.

They say it's just some words written on a page with a pen, but isn't it beautiful, the way it can feel a little like a friend?”

I received this book from a regular at my coffee shop after I told her I had broken up with my girlfriend. I was at such a low point and she noticed it. She said she couldn’t stop thinking about me and had to get me this book. She will never know it, but that small gesture, when it seemed the whole world was crashing in on me, helped save my life. It reminded me that there is good in this world, and I have to remain to be a part of it.

To Suzanne,
thank you.