There is a life we hope for, and then there is the life we are given.

This Life, This Life is a collection of poems written over many years. They are about growing up, falling in love, losing people, questioning everything, carrying old wounds, finding moments of joy, and learning to begin again.

These poems do not offer answers. They sit quietly with life's contradictions—love and loneliness, grief and gratitude, certainty and doubt. They find meaning in ordinary moments and remind us that even an unfinished life can be a beautiful one.

Whether you read one poem at a time or lose yourself in these pages, I hope you find something familiar here.

After all, all we can try to do is live well this life... this life.