No Choice but Forward, by Rae Greenwood

Poetry, chapbook, 28 pages, from Bottlecap Features.

What do you do when you are encased in the throes of grief and depression? Do you sink further into the abyss’ cool grasp? Or do you embark on the painful journey that will lead to peace and light? Each step is agonizing and exhausting, but the light at the end of the tunnel glimmers in the distance.

Grief and depression are terrible yet very human events in one’s life. A loss of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or a job opportunity that slipped away could plunge even the most strong-willed soul into a depressive state. However, do we linger in a depressive state for eternity or take the first shaky step forward?

Rae Greenwood is a writer and teacher from Northern California. She is the author of two poetry chapbooks: The Loss: A Fragile Journey (Amazon, 2023) and The Change: A Healing Journey (Amazon, 2024). Some of her poetry works appear or forthcoming in Blue Villa, As Surely As the Sun, miniMAG, The Amazine, and elsewhere.