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Step into the smoldering aftermath of love, memory, and myth. Ashes of Us is a hauntingly lyrical poetry collection that navigates a world of dark wonder-where celestial bodies whisper forgotten truths and time itself becomes both judge and companion. In this deeply personal journey, Jason J. Orlic forges poems that blend myth-inspired imagery, noir emotional tones, and fantasy-infused symbolism. These verses reflect the gravity of love and destruction, loss and redemption, and the heavy beauty found in time's relentless passage. Each page is lit by the sparks of longing, shadows of memories, and crowned with the faint halo of hope. Told in two sweeping arcs-Book I: Archer & Thief and Book II: Heart & Tale-this collection spans a mythic day from dawn to nightfall and beyond, chronicling a warrior-poet's descent through sorrow, rage, redemption, and sacrifice. Anchored in the symbolic motifs of sparrows, swords, and celestial navigation, the narrator's internal war mirrors external conflict: the cosmic fallout of love lost and the pilgrimage to find truth among ruin. Written with rhythmic intensity, ornate language, and layered symbolism, the poems transition from tight, lyrical stanzas to operatic passages that build a world as much as a character. The work resists genre classification-part epic, part elegy, part fever dream. Ashes of Us is an emotionally charged poetry collection that reads like a mythic graphic novel rendered in verse. It fuses classical myth, metaphysical grief, and the modern poetic voice-ideal for readers of Rainer Maria Rilke, Ocean Vuong, or Neil Gaiman. Whether scaling ruined mountains, walking with the dead, or laying down a sword in the name of one final wish, Ashes of Us captures the fragile and fierce fight to remain whole. For readers who crave existential verse, gothic romantic poetry, or modern mythic journeys, this book is a lantern in the dark. Comparable Titles: Night Sky with Exit Wounds - Ocean Vuong The Prophet - Kahlil Gibran The Sonnets - Shakespeare meets Dark Souls tone The Odyssey - as told by a grief-stricken survivor Grendel - John Gardner Selections ""I could raise my sword if I was restored! My recent war has left me on Death's door Smoke awoke, from Hindarfjall I descend Oh, kinsfolk, fired Fafnir I did contend!"" ""How many suns flee, until I can't see The endless gaze of Her eyes upon me"" ""Final steps, could this be, my wretched body yearning to see Demons fought, through hellfire walked, to lay my eyes upon thee""

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