For me, writing is survival. At 19, I suffered a spinal cord injury that left me paralyzed from the chest down. In the intervening years, I have experienced joy, pain, love, suffering, loss, and triumph. Through it all, writing poetry has provided me with catharsis and clarity. Sixteen years later, my hope is that my words can somehow reach you through the ether and provide a piece of what you need, be it hope, love, or shared heartache.