This letter was part of an AP English project from the book The Awakening by Kate Chopin. A theoretical letter, this would be from Edna’s former husband Leonce after the conclusion of the book, the writing of a heartbroken man with so many unanswered questions wishing that he had done something more for his wife while he had her. And so, this poem not only applies to this individual book, but is a universal poem, one of shattered love.

The struggle to overcome and conquer the death grip of substance abuse and come out the other side.

This is chapter two of a book, it directly follows the awakening, but is darker and more realistic in the dirty sense.

An original poem by Curtis Reigel.

A call for awakening.