Words of My Life

They said he would fail. They said he would end up in jail, or dead. Instead, he became a soldier, a father, a teacher, and a man saved by God more times than he can count.

Words of My Life is a collection of more than ninety raw, honest poems from Roberto Rios Jr, known to many as Sergeant Rios. The poems are written in plain, repeating lines that circle a question until it cracks open. Together they capture the thoughts and feelings of a life lived hard and examined late.

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