I Was an Apology: First book in the Note to Self Trilogy

She didn’t have a single bruise on her skin. But he slowly erased her anyway.At 3:47 AM, a woman backs her Honda Civic out of the driveway. She leaves behind a seven-year marriage, a California address, and a $47,000 engagement ring on the nightstand.I Was an Apology is a gripping narrative poetry collection that reads like an intimate, deeply sensory internal monologue. Following a compelling three-act structure—The Suffocation, The Reckoning, and The Becoming—this story in verse takes readers inside the mind of a protagonist surviving the invisible devastation of coercive control and gaslighting.Written as urgent, real-time “notes to self”, this fictional journey documents the exact moments of losing oneself, the secret planning of an escape, and the terrifying, beautiful highway drive toward freedom in Texas.Step inside a story that explores what it means to:Shrink your personality and your voice just to keep the peace.Fight “thermostat wars” and endure controlled calories disguised as a husband’s concern.Keep hidden cloud folders of screenshots just to prove you aren’t going crazy.Finally stop apologizing for the space your lungs require.i was an apologywalking on tiptoes throughmy own lifesorry for the spacemy lungs requiredsorry for the soundof my heartbeatinterrupting his silencePerfect for readers of Rupi Kaur, Amanda Lovelace, and Trista Mateer, I Was an Apology is a powerful story of survival for anyone who has ever lost their identity to someone else—and is finally ready to take it back.Get your copy now and follow her journey of reclaiming her life today.(The narrative continues in Book Two: I Became the Fire) Read more