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    Despondence
    Despondence
    Despondence
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    Despondence

    By Natanya Hayles

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    For those going through existential dread, struggling to find who they are in the world, or just going through the motions of entering young adulthood, Despondence is a perfect tool to find solace in. Natanya paints a picture of insecurity and introspection. Her transparency loudly speaks to you through the paper, allowing you to experience her inner world.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateDec 9, 2020
    ISBN9781664206298
    Despondence
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    Natanya Hayles

    Natanya Hayles is a 20-year-old Toronto born poet with Jamaican and French Canadian roots. She fell in love with writing since 2014.

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      Despondence - Natanya Hayles

      Copyright © 2020 Natanya Hayles.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means,

      graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by

      any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the author

      except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      WestBow Press

      A Division of Thomas Nelson & Zondervan

      1663 Liberty Drive

      Bloomington, IN 47403

      www.westbowpress.com

      844-714-3454

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in

      this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views

      expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the

      views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Getty Images.

      Interior Image Credit: Natanya Hayles

      ISBN: 978-1-6642-0630-4 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-6642-0629-8 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2020918311

      WestBow Press rev. date: 11/10/2020

      CONTENTS

      Young, wild, and dumb

      I’m here for you, love

      Loneliness

      Loneliness is friends with Insecurity

      I can’t talk right now

      Subdued to Sorrows

      Untitled

      1 Sided Battle

      I blame myself

      I need to let you go. I must let you go.

      Killing me softly

      I regret this decision

      Over it

      Tamirah

      No love

      October, 2019

      This one is for me

      Stay the same

      Myself

      Angel

      I hate him now

      Enamored

      I’m blue

      Never will I see you

      Void

      There’s a space between us

      Fine-lines

      Hard to admit

      C’mon girl

      Toxic me

      I don’t have a clue

      Woman

      Hard to swallow

      Solitude is my friend

      Orange

      Ok, I lied

      Archy

      Wasting time

      This is my summer memoir

      June optimism

      My insecurity is acting up again

      I don’t know

      Spiritual blessings

      Take time to be self-aware

      Jacob

      Move on

      Progression is all that matters

      This feels good

      I don’t know what to name this

      I stand alone

      A love letter to you

      July realizations

      Reality check

      Repeated cycle

      I want to kiss every tattoo that you have

      Cale

      Drinking and thinking of you don’t mix

      We all move on

      You are a divine creation

      This book is

      dedicated to my benevolent mother, who was my number 1 supporter in the creation of this piece. You consistently encouraged me to write more, even on my dark days. I love you so much.

      This book is also dedicated to my past self,

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