She Drinks In The Morning Now by Autumn Graves

This was a hard hitting collection of poetry which Autumn bravely and very openly discusses growing up in an alcoholic and abusive household where her and her siblings were sadly not treated properly and details how as their parents aged, they forgot the trauma they caused their children as well as how they then had to be cared for by the only child, Autumn, left with that burden solely on her shoulders despite the years she endured, it was a very brave collection of poetry to find the strength to share it is very bold and brave indeed and I know so many others will understand Autumn's emotion story too. A couple of stand out poems to me were: Inventory, a poem about the alcohol seeming more important than the children in a household growing up, to the point the children know what it is too and how mum needs it to cope. Photograph, a poem about seeing beyond the face value of a seemingly happy family portrait, just seeing instead her dad's abuse which led to the siblings around her leaving and her mother's drinking to worsen in time. A bold collection of poetry that will leave you reflecting on your life growing up especially and appreciating what you had or feeling what you lacked when you needed it.