the abandonment-find overleaf and beyond my collection of contemporary poems depicting the struggle of emotions that, since childhood, i have buried, run away from and had to endure // the remedy i write is a retrospective poetry journal documenting a life of loss and anxiety; it has proved to be an effective coping mechanism away from prescriptive medicine or formal therapy // whilst i appreciate the nature of these works may appear to be abstract or overly personal- i'm hoping, as readers, you will draw connections with the threads and themes; appreciating the imagery in words i aim to conjure // now, as a father of two (much loved) sons, i'm ending the cycle of abandonment in my bloodline; a deep connection with my own children is something woven throughout the tapestry of words (the remedy) i write // ends //.