"Cyrus Parker's debut collection is an elegy of softness, heartache, and powerful self love. It takes you on an eloquent journey analyzing the anatomy of the heart, and its chambers of pain, love, betrayal, and truth. Parker's writing is like balm through this journey. Where the sharp pain of memory hits, his wisdom acts as healer to that pain. A thoroughly impressive debut that will leave you stronger and yearning for more of Parker's exceptional writing. This book is a blessing to the world it is to be born into." (Nikita Gill, author of Your Soul Is a River & Wild Embers)