So I impulsively bought The Princess Saves Herself In This One by Amanda Lovelace and read in within a matter of hours. It reminds me of Rupi Kaur's work as it is raw and you can just tell Lovelace poured her heart and soul into her work. That's what makes a great writer. You have to take sad, upsetting situations in life and turn them into something that others can relate to.
About Amanda Lovelace
Amanda is a lover of fairy tales and she lives in New Jersey. She has a BA in English Literature and a minor in sociology. Her first book in the series Women are Some Kind of Magic is The Princess Saves Herself In This One. The second book in the series The Witch Doesn't Burn In This One will be released on March 6th, 2018.
Top Ten Poems:The Princess Saves Herself In This One
I'm going to include some of my favourite poems that are in the poetry collection and why they are my favourite.
Poem One
you have
been the
star
of each
& every
one of
my
nightmares.
- you left but you stayed.
This one really intrigues me and in my interpretation of it, I think it's how a loved one can be a miracle and a nightmare at the same time. People will leave but the memories will haunt you forever.
Poem Two
the princess
locked herself away
in the highest tower,
hoping a knight
in shining armor
would come to her
rescue.
i didn't realize i could be my own knight.
I love this poem because I always thought someone would come and rescue me, the damsel in distress, but really, we need to save ourselves. And for me, it's been my family and friends who have always been there to help me piece back the pieces of my heart.
Poem Three
promises
whispered
in the ran
will be washed
a
w
a
y.
- right down the fucking drain.
This one hits home for me. I made promises to people and people made promises to me. Unfortunately, promises get broken in the heat of things and once a promise is broken, it's hard to trust again. My advice: don't make promises you think you can keep. You won't. He won't. Just go with everything and if things work out, that's amazing, but if they don't, you won't then hate them for breaking a promise they said they would keep.
i was the one thing
he had to deny -
the beautiful truth
within his
terrible lie.
- who knew such a young heart could shatter?
This is really sad. To me, it's about how the one you love hasn't always got your best interests at heart and you live within their world of lies, building a beautiful truth.
Poem Five
he was made of fire
& i was made of ice.
i came too close to
his flame
& he melted me
with his embers,
reducing me down
to a puddle.
with time,
i froze over again,
but i was never
quite the same -
a fragile, watery imitation
of what once was.
- where was my fear of fire when it came to you?
This is a beautiful poem combining opposites, and like Lovelace wrote before, opposites attract but sometimes they can tear each other down. To me, this poem means never being the same after a break up. We all change, become stronger, more resilient but also less trusting of others.
Poem Six
he
promised
to fix me
&
he left me
more
s h a t t e r e d
than i had been
before.
- but now i've got gold in the cracks.
This poem is very fitting in my life at the moment because before I met him, I was a complete anxious mess and during, he helped build my confidence up, helped me get back on my feet again.
Poem Seven
if
love
is a
battlefield,
then i
must have
forgotten
all of
my armor
at
home.
- a war i never agreed to fight.
To me, this poem is how I see my current situation; I was fighting but I didn't protect my heart in the process. I never expected to get burned so badly. And I did not sign up to this - this monstrous pain that feels never ending. We shed our armor when we love someone and have to trust they won't hurt us.
the constellation
of stars
s c a t t e r e d
across his
back
is the
map
that guides me
home
each time
i find myself
lost.
- you are my home.
This is true for me - home is the smell of his skin, his lips on mine, the embraces we have. The way he holds my hand when I'm nervous or excited or just wants to, feels like home. Part of him will be like home, always.
he
did not
teach me
how
to love
myself,
but he
was
the bridge
that
helped me
get
here.
- i thank the universe every day for you.
This is so so so important! No one can teach you how to love yourself, but they can help in the process. It's important to learn to love yourself, but sometimes we need a helping hand to guide us along the way.
Poem Ten
i have
so much love
to give,
but no one
ever wants
it.
- a cup overfilled.
This feels true these days; I gave so much of my love away but there was always more to come.
I hope you guys enjoyed this week's blog!
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