The Water in Her Wounds

The Water in Her Wounds is an exploration of the self and the nature of sorrow. Written as a collection of thirteen poems coupled with eye-catching photography that relates to each, it expresses the self through the eyes of a widow as she reflects on her life and the scars that have made her who she is. As it begins, The Water in Her Wounds traces her steps from bitter recollections of the funeral that is still taking place inside her to a later time, when she gazes out the door to find nightshade, a poisonous flower and a manifestation of her inner demons, glaring back at her. This sight beckons a rush of traumatic memories. As she sifts through them, she realizes the beauty and poetry of her pain for the first time. The collection then follows her into the present, when she begins to discover God in her anguish and experience a resonating purity in her sorrow. The rain, which has poured within her in lament since the time of her loss, gradually becomes a pristine hand guiding her toward God and self-realization.