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Consoler of the Lonely draws its poetry from the urgent questions and quiet moments that shape real lives. Devin Rayshawn Holloway's debut doesn't offer tidy answers-these poems are written in the thick of struggle, inside hospital rooms, kitchens, therapy sessions, lonely apartments, and fleeting respites in the dark. You'll find stories about mental health, heartbreak, fatherhood, resilience, survival, and hope pulled from unpredictable places.Each section is built for a reader moving through something: Arrhythmia lives inside chaos-when nothing fits and emotions are rough. If you're facing confusion, loss, identity shifts, or sudden change, these poems stay with you in it. Aftercare focuses on slow, realistic recovery. It's not about overcoming, but learning to heal one day at a time. These verses speak for anyone patching themselves together, finding new routines, or trying to forgive. Limerence is longing-real love, lost dreams, distant wholeness. Holloway writes about reaching for something better, whether it's romance, forgiveness, or a sense of belonging. Gestalt draws all the threads tight-how pain and hope can build new meaning. This final section is where acceptance is hard-won, wisdom is practical, and strength comes from surviving-not from being perfect. Inside, you'll find real stories drawn from his life and the lives of those who shaped it-family, old friends, people he's lost or let go, those whose care and pain left a mark. Every poem is honest about the struggle to speak, the challenge of silence, and the everyday work of surviving and rebuilding. Holloway's voice is honest, flawed, and deeply empathetic. He shows what it's like to grow up in shelters, to lose and regain custody, to screw up, to find new ways forward, and to see the ones who hold us together-especially the women who taught him love, repair, and endurance. Who's this for? Anyone who's felt alone. Anyone grieving, healing, or holding a secret. Anyone who's been a parent, a child, a survivor. Anyone learning to accept themselves or someone else. Anyone searching for permission to speak, for forgiveness, or for comfort that isn't sugarcoated. There's space in these pages for everyone-whatever your story, age, race, orientation, faith, or struggle. This book doesn't romanticize pain. It sits beside you, respects your experience, and tries to name what often gets left out. It's poetry for tough days, for good days, for days when you just need to know someone understands. Consoler of the Lonely is for every reader ready to find strength in vulnerability. If you want poetry that's honest about hardship, stubborn about hope, and committed to real change, this book will be your companion.

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