So really, this did its job and beautifully so. And I think that’s the point of poetry, it’s to make you feel. Soft in the Middle left me with so many feelings. It also made me feel less alone in my sadness, the one that creeps up on me sometimes when I least expect it, it made me feel less abnormal for sometimes feelings so utterly broken. It made me feel seen in my feelings, positive and negative, in my heartbreak, in my trying and failing at healing but never stopping. It’s made me feel seen, and loved, and wrapped in a huge cloud of softness, so it deserves its title. This collection speaks of sapphic feels, fat girls with soft hearts and bodies, heartbreak and healing. And to be completely honest, it made me cry my eyes out, plane and simple. I picked it off my shelf on a whim because I needed something soft and the title promises that and I just wanted poetry I could see myself in and I hoped this would be it. I read this collection at a time in my life where I was heartbroken, miserable, and had hit my lowest of lows. Soft in the Middle owns my heart and soul and and I owe it (and Shelby by extension) SO MUCH. Original review posted on my blog : Word Wonders
These poems hit different when you're in a completely different place in life. August 2020 update I loved it even more upon a reread.
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