there is nothing like adolescence in the american south. a coping mechanism is a short collection of poetry that takes you through the highs and mostly lows of growing up and the loss of love, innocence, and stability. written over the course of four years, what has now become this collection was, as titled, a coping mechanism. a release. it's important to keep a glass upturned until every drop spills out. and please. remember to breathe.
