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    Darkness into Light
    Darkness into Light
    Darkness into Light
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    Darkness into Light

    By A.L.S Vossler

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    This collection of poetry does not describe victory. These poems originate in the poet’s lifelong struggle with depression, her experience of wrestling with mental illness. Depression and Bipolar Disorder were the defining struggles of her final decade of life, shaping much of her writing. Tragically, the darkness of her depression became too great for her on a dark December night when she took her own life.

    However, neither does this collection describe defeat. Despite the darkness with which A.L.S. Vossler lived on a regular basis, the light still shines through these pages. There is hope, comfort, and peace in the darkness of depression. These poems make it clear that the light does not come from within, but shines from the outside, illuminating the darkest corners of depression, chasing away the shadows.

    If you are struggling through the darkness of life, this may show you a path to the light.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherA.L.S Vossler
    Release dateDec 5, 2019
    ISBN9780463860465
    Darkness into Light
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    A.L.S Vossler

    A.L.S. Vossler lived in the American Midwest with her husband, two sassy cats, and lifetime collection of four hundred fifty-two My Little Ponies. She passed away after a decade-long struggle with mental illness on December 5, 2018. Her husband is in the process of publishing her unpublished works in her memory.

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      Book preview

      Darkness into Light - A.L.S Vossler

      Darkness into Light

      A. L. S. Vossler

      DARKNESS INTO LIGHT

      Copyright © 2019 by Chris Vossler.

      All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews.

      For information contact :

      http://www.alsvossler.com

      Book and Cover design by Chris Vossler

      Illustrations (in print edition) created by Chris Vossler using the app Word Swag. Picture for « Red as Blood » public domain ; picture for « Fairy-Light » taken by Charity Smith ; other pictures taken by Chris Vossler.

      ISBN: 978-0-463860-46-5

      First Edition: December 2019

      10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

      Dedication

      This book of poetry is dedicated to all those who suffer from mental illness as well as their families.

      My prayer is that these poems will help to lighten their darkness.

      Acknowledgements

      I am not by any means a poet, and everything I know about writing and publishing in this format comes from conversations with A.L.S. Vossler (Amy), and a year’s-worth of experience. As such, many hands were necessary to help me complete this project:

      M.B. Wallace read through the poems and recommended their ordering (though I modified her order slightly)

      Sara Vossler read everything to offer feedback

      CONTENTS

      DEDICATION

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      FOREWORD

      FAIRY-LIGHT

      DANCE

      GUILT

      THE SERPENT SILENCED

      ELEGY FOR THE LIVING

      EMPTY SHELL

      ET TU?

      WHY IS IT

      DARKNESS

      DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU BELITTLE ME

      FEAR

      MEDITATION ON LIFE

      SWALLOW, SWALLOW, SWALLOW

      TRICHOTILLOMANIAC

      THE SIREN

      RED AS BLOOD

      ONLY A FEW UNDERSTAND

      SMILE

      IDENTITY

      TRYING DOESN’T SEEM TO MATTER

      TWO CHOICES

      ALL YOU FEEL

      CHRYSALIS

      MOM AND DAD

      TWO TREES

      CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

      Foreword

      On December 5, 2018, A.L.S. Vossler (Amy) lost her eleven-year struggle with depression, suicidal urges, and bipolar disorder. She went through long periods of profound sadness and fought to pull herself back from the brink of suicide on multiple occasions. Tragically, the suicidal

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