Velvet Lessons Poetry

You were never too much. You were just giving too much to someone who never intended to hold you gently.Velvet Lessons is a poetry collection for the woman who loved deeply, broke quietly, and is now learning how to choose herself again.In three unforgettable movements-Frayed Velvet, Unraveling, and Velvet Reign-LaRhonda Reign takes you on an intimate journey through the full arc of a woman's healing:The ache of loving someone who only knew how to take The unraveling of releasing what no longer deserves your peace The reign of rediscovering your worth in the arms of divine loveThese poems don't just describe heartbreak-they inhabit it. They smell like midnight kitchen conversations, sound like jazz fingers sliding down your spine, and feel like the first morning you wake up and realize you no longer miss him.Inside, you'll find:Raw, sensual poetry about desire, chemistry, and the difference between being touched and being felt Honest verses about toxic love, narcissism, and emotional manipulation-without bitterness Empowering declarations of self-worth, boundaries, and feminine resilience Spiritually grounded poems about God's love as the ultimate safe harbor A love story at the end that proves healing makes room for the right personThis book is for you if:You've ever stayed too long in a relationship that dimmed your light. You've ever questioned whether you were "too much" for needing the bare minimum. You've ever needed to hear that softness is not weakness-it's resilience wrapped in grace."The lesson was never to harden. The lesson was learning how to remain velvet in a world that tried to make me stone." - LaRhonda Reign