Before you begin reading my book, I would like to explain the story behind it. When you read first dance, you'll see that it's messy, it's raw. Every poem in this story was written in the moment, only organized later, when I realized my emotions had chronicled a year-long journey through my first love. At some points, it's childish, when my feelings were as such. I am only in high school, so I think my emotions and writing reflect that to a certain degree. Sometimes I love him, sometimes I hate him, but no matter what happens, I can't stop seeing him. As we high schoolers know, it's hard to stay away from someone you're forced to see every day. It's even harder to keep a secret, especially in a small school like mine. I hope the background doesn't take away from the emotions of the poems, or any underlying layer of mystery. I do hope that this sheds light on why first dance is as messy, raw, and crazy as any first, teenage romance can be. Life is never picture perfect and the prince from our dreams isn't always the one. Sometimes we just keep making the wrong choice, even when we know it's the wrong choice because we want to believe in something that isn't there. Sometimes, we keep going back to the same person even as they hurt us. Sometimes, we say we're done a hundred times before we actually mean it. The best we can hope for is to learn something when it's all over.
Feel free to leave constructive criticism where I need it. Mind you, this is my first book, so nothing hateful, please!
Enjoy •first dance•!
xx gracie xx
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• first dance •
Poetrythis is a story from a segment of my life where i found love -or what I thought was- then lost it, as quickly as it came this is my experience these are my regrets he was my mistake this was my heartbreak 🥀 hey guys! welcome to my first boo...
