Hold Tight, Let Go

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Motherhood is so often painted in broad, noble strokes—about sacrifice, about doing whatever it takes. But this book is not just about what we do.It’s about what it feels like.To be the person whose body breaks and reshapes.To be the one screaming quietly in the laundry room.To carry joy and grief in the same swollen chest.This is what it feels like to become a mother—not just in the cultural sense, but in the cellular one. These poems trace the landscape of pregnancy, loss, rage, wonder, and postpartum reckoning. They sit in the hard places most people skip over: the ugly moods, the intrusive thoughts, the vanity, the shame, the fierce tenderness, the self-doubt. They ask what’s left of the person you were when the world starts calling you “mama.”This is a body’s story, but it’s also a heart’s. A mind’s. A lineage’s. It reaches back to generational wounds and forward into the fragile futures we build for our children. It’s as physical as stretch marks and as abstract as existential dread. It’s the weight of diapers and the weight of grief. It’s the hope that maybe—just maybe—what breaks can be reborn.I didn’t write this book with answers in mind. I wrote it with both hands trembling, desperate to name what I was feeling, hoping someone out there would whisper, “Me too.”Thank you for reading.Thank you for holding what I’ve held.May these words meet you where you are—soft, splintered, powerful, and still becoming.—Shannon Morton Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published

Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 25, 2025

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Print length ‏ : ‎ 76 pages

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 23

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.9 ounces

Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 - 18 years

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.24 x 0.38 x 9.24 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #254,884 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #386 in Poetry by Women