Almost Loved
Rena Joy
Poetry
Book Description
“What if you spend the rest of your life chasing love,
only to find her cowering in the pit of your stomach?
What then?”
Almost Loved follows a former foster child’s search for love and connection, while pushing back on the labels assigned to her. Grappling with subjects of abuse, violence, mental health, and deeply held grief, this collection aims to answer: what does it truly mean to be loved in a world where you’re seen as second best?