I Said I Was Fine

"I'm fine."

It's something we say without thinking.
A reflex. A shield. A lie we hope no one questions.

I Said I Was Fine is a raw and honest collection of poems that explores what lives beneath those words—the loneliness no one sees, the heartbreak that lingers, the thoughts that won't quiet, and the quiet moments where healing begins.

These poems move through darkness, anger, emptiness, and love, capturing what it feels like to break... and what it means to slowly put yourself back together a...