Waiting Was Never Love by Sharmell Davis

This poetry collection is a fantastic debut, relatable for anyone who's been left contemplating their worth and disappointment after a relationship not working out. A couple of stand out poems to me were: Waiting, was a poem as the title says, about being left waiting and the questioning that leaves you with. Own It, was a powerful poem on claiming being single and the power it gives you to know yourself truly and love who you are first and control the future to be what you want and know you deserve. Finishing on The Author's Signature Poem, a reclamation of self about love and choosing yourself over guessing about anyone else's intentions towards you, just self respect to make yourself responsible for your happiness first. A short, emotionally rich reflective collection.