As The Words Flow..." is a collection of poems that speak to the human experience by sharing my own. "I tried to describe my "coming of age" story through poetry. I wanted to provide insight to my life and those around me. My stories about life, my mistakes, my achievements, my secrets, my hopes, my dreams, my fears, but most importantly, my truth. This book sort of wrote itself, my life is full of poetic tragedies, melodic memoirs, and is beautifully scripted. That combined with my love of words, it was just waiting to be written. Writing became my savior, my release, my confidant. And as the words flow, I began to heal, to grow...