The Hurt You Give

They say grief is love with nowhere to go.But what happens when the person you're supposed to grieve never gave you the love to begin with?The Hurt You Give is a lyrical, unflinching collection of prose that explores the aftermath of an abusive and neglectful mother's death; not just the loss, but everything that follows. The paperwork. The empty house. The quiet responsibilities no one else steps forward to claim.Told through a series of raw, reflective entries, this book moves through memory, distance, and the complicated reality of mourning someone you had already learned to live without. It examines the tension between public perception and private truth, and the weight of being left to carry what was never yours to hold.There is no forced forgiveness here. No softened edges.Only honesty.For those who have navigated estrangement, emotional neglect, or the quiet grief of "what should have been," this collection offers something steadier than resolution, recognition.You are not wrong for how you feel.

Pagina's: 52, Paperback, Independently published