Some truths comfort you. These aren't those.
Some truths comfort you. These aren't those.
Harsh Truths: A Poetry Collection is about the things we already know but don't always want to admit.
Life isn't fair.Nothing lasts.Comfort can become a trap.Being busy isn't the same as moving forward.Nobody can live your life for you.Time keeps moving.Tomorrow is a choice.Results take time.And sometimes, you need to stop playing.
Across nine interconnected truths, Ebony QuShae' writes about rejection, grief, friendship, work, survival, ambition, responsibility, procrastination, patience, disappointment, and the strange experience of doing everything you were told to do and discovering that life still owes you nothing.
These poems don't pretend every setback is a blessing in disguise. They don't promise that hard work guarantees success, that everything happens for a reason, or that patience will eventually hand you exactly what you wanted.
Sometimes the answer is unfair.
Sometimes you need more time.
Sometimes you need to change direction.
And sometimes?
You already knew.
Reflective, conversational, darkly funny, and occasionally pissed off, Harsh Truths makes room for contradiction: gratitude and frustration, responsibility without blame, hope without guarantees, rest without avoidance, and ambition without pretending the world is a meritocracy.
This isn't a collection about having all the answers.
It's about what happens after the excuses, explanations, motivational quotes, and beautiful metaphors run out.
Now that you know, what are you going to do?