To The Bravest Person I Know: A collection of poems by Ayesha Chenoy on modern-day therapy & mental health challenges faced in daily lives | A must-read Penguin India book

As the poetess said poetry is blood of memories, scream of silence, smile of pain, torn pieces of fear and pleasure of loneliness. Whenever I'm a bit low I just try to drown my mind in poems, one such day I picked this book. The words in this book are like a seductive perfume of wilderness, a passion of pain and an adamancy to fight; in short it's been my best friend in these disturbing days.Jack and Jill this is a poem everyone has heard and learnt (maybe the first poem every taught) but here the poetess gives a totally new version to it. In the poem of see-say of friendship the one staying down leaves to find a new partner, but I feel we can enjoy the game only when we keep our needs at control. The poem of sad stories is very beautiful but I think one's pain is just the others entertainment, I don't think anyone can understand the others pain. I agree with the pirates poetess love is the deepest wound and yet it is also the only heal. The grief of funeral is special as the poetess said that's the place which clears the blur between the living and the dead, many of us breath just like a living dead.#Quotes I enjoyed : * Now I’m a cactus, Not the rose you planted ** In fulfilling your dreams, I turned into my nightmare ** Sometimes the greatest Love stories Aren’t of lovers ** Anyone who thinks love is heart-shaped Has never fallen in love ** She lifted him with her pen ** Alone would never again mean lonely ** Even our lies had feelings ** I stood at your grave With nowhere left to go ** He lived for tomorrow but died today *PS - I need to thank the poetess for teaching me that climax is what I write.

"Sometimes the greatest Love stories Aren’t of lovers "........Poems are the best way to express your feelings emotions with lesser words..This book is a collection of poems or more precisely short poems & one-liners which are full of contemporary themes & emotions..Author is a successful business entrepreneur who has a name & fame in her field but establishing herself in the literary world with such an impactful book is really impressive..Some of the poems are full of positivity & motivation. No matter what is your mental state is you are always find a ray of hope while reading them..Some of poems are based on the truth of life love betrayal women empowerment friendship etc..To enjoy the real essence of poems grab the book & enjoy it.🙂The cover of the book is well designed with bright vibrant blue colour where the title is inscribed in the white cursive style of font makes it look ap along with the interesting title which make you to grab the book.🙂 The writing style is good author tried to give his best to portray all sort of human emotions with her words & succeed too. The language is connecting expressing & well blend with the emotions author tries to showcase through the book.🙂 The poems are relating to readers heart directly from author's words which is another USB in the book.🙂The narration is spot on keeping everything short smooth crisp & connecting.🙂Each poem is a delight to read with full of emotions.🙂Nicely paced book................“Now I’m a cactus,Not the rose you planted,You see.My thorns wouldPrick youBut I am the one that would bleed.”

Who is the bravest person that you know??Before thinking about someone else.. Did you just stop and think about you... ??...Book ReviewTo , The Bravest Person I KnowGenre : Poetry ( Includes deep beautiful sketches for each)Author : Ayesha Chenoy..From the first poem itself my interest peaked in this book..To the bravest person is a collection of poetry that are small as two liners to a paragraph long poems that makes a reader reminisce their past emotions and experiences of life..It's so positive at the same time knocks on the darkest and forgotten feelings of an individual..Makes you feel good for being brave enough to let go at the same time turns you sad reminding you of the sacrifices that you make as an individual for love..I personally felt the book revolves around love and problems that we face in various aspects of our life be it love towards our parents or better halves or even our love for ourselves... The people that we leave behind, the hurts caused by them... Each verse and poem is different and unique and speaks to an individual in an exquisite manner...My personal favorite is definitelyTO BE ABLE TO TELL YOURSELF THAT, IT'S OKAYThe book is reassuring for lost souls... You're all brave we're all brave.. ❤ A reading that'll make you feel better about yourself that I'd definitely recommend❤