Poetry can affect all generations, and make people consider anything from love to loss. This book speaks to the reader intimately and exclusively giving them an insight into the inner workings of my mind, my ideas, my loves, and hates. ~Jianing Jianing Cai is an international student from China in the 12th grade of the Storm King School. Jianing likes doing photography, painting, and writing short stories on a regular basis. Reading poetry collections has always been Jianing's hobby since she was a child. As she was guided and influenced by literature teachers and activities in schools, she began to write poems based on her own experiences and equate them with illustrations. keywords: poetry, young adult