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Scars Like Constellations

Year

2025

Language

ENGLISH

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Cristie Robbins

Summary

scars like constellations A Poetry Collection by Cristie Robbins Grief leaves a mark. Trauma carves itself into bone. But even in the darkest night, scars can map the way forward. scars like constellations is an unflinching poetry collection that traces the path of loss, survival, and reclamation. Through haunting imagery and raw honesty, Cristie Robbins explores the echoes of grief, the weight of inherited pain, and the fierce transformation that follows. Each poem is a fragment of a journey-through heartbreak, healing, and the unlearning of silence-toward a place where power and softness coexist. For those who have endured loss, battled their past, and risen stronger despite it all, scars like constellations is a testament to resilience and the quiet beauty of becoming.

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