I Am the Soldier

About the Book

I AM THE SOLDIER is a series of short stories in poetic form that takes you on an emotional journey describing the inner feelings of family members who are left behind after they send their loved ones off to war. These stories describes the vulnerability of the families and their soldiers before and after they say goodbye. Each poem reveals the silent yet heartfelt emotions surrounding absence, missing, waiting and the what ifs. The turning point in the book is a soldier’s emotional explanation about being called to serve.

About the Author

The author has the unique ability of seeing into other people’s emotions. She can hear the thoughts and feelings of others even when nothing is said out loud. Her ability to take unspoken emotions, put them into words, and invite the world in to partake makes her one of a kind. She was told by someone close that she had quiet dignity. It took her some time to come to terms with this observation as she always thought her personality was more on the shy side. She now embraces this unique trait, quiet dignity, and feels this has allowed her to be emotionally connected with a sense of loyalty to everyone and to every situation, good or bad, that has ever touched her life regardless.