Category:  Poetry Publisher: Publish America ISBN-10:  1448964415 Pages: 70 ISBN-13: 9781448964413 Just Released Released today, my 2nd book can now be purchased direct from the publisher. Thank you to all my friends, family and readers for your support of this new release. Excerpt How Does How do you hide Run so fast Afraid of today Still terrified of the past How does fear Settle so deep Consume your soul Truth cannot you speak How does light Fade to gray Trapped in darkness A voice fades away How does a heart Pretend not to race Within each beat Complete embrace How does love Each day stay strong Apart we may be In thought never gone

I Just Am, You Just Are
The poetic words of Cheryl Bousquet take on a positively elegant form in her book, I Just Am, You Just Are. From the very first poem, the reader is greeted with the essence of deep emotion. She wraps our hearts up in her usual warm blanket of honest feelings and inspiration but adds more of what feels like a smooth, melodic, and soothing whisper that lingers throughout the soul. She creatively escorts us through emotions that have the ability to create specific, realistic, and vivid moments in our minds and hearts such as what happened when I read her poem, “Slender, Silver Band.” She encourages us with poems like, “Hope Does Stay,” and “Part of the Journey.” There are many beautiful treasures found within her book. I Just Am, You Just Are is a symphony of various emotions all playing together to create the wonderful music of love, of honesty, and of poetry.

T.S. Wilkins
Poetry Reviewer for The Book Cubby