title: soft thorns
author:  bridgett devoue 
description: Bridgett Devoue can be found on instagram @bridgettdevoue, and at www.bridgettdevoue.com. Soft Thorns is her first published book of poetry.
zlib_text: vol. II
  bridgett devoue
  
  soft thorns
  vol. II
  
  also by bridgett devoue
  soft thorns
  
  soft thorns 
  vol. II 
  bridgett devoue
  
  this book is dedicated to 
  the curious
  the dreamers
  and the strugglers
  keep learning
  keep dreaming 
  and keep fighting
  because life offers more 
  for the fearless explorers 
  of the unknown
  
  VI
  
  hello again
  four years ago, my debut book, Soft Thorns, was 
  released to the world. no one tells you to write a 
  poetry book; the words have to burn so brightly in 
  your soul that you’re left with no other choice than 
  to write them down or risk being burned alive. and 
  it’s from this fire that Soft Thorns, and my career as 
  a poet, began.
  i believe that part of being an artist is to live and 
  retell your experiences through your work, so af-
  ter Soft Thorns was published, i was hungry for 
  life. i had just squeezed every last drop of my soul 
  onto those pages, and i had a whole vessel to fill up 
  again, the wax from which my flame would burn. 
  so i set out on a journey to see 