title: Whiskey Words & a Shovel II
author:  r.h. Sin 
description: "R.H. Sin uses poetry to share his accounts of heartbreak and unhealthy relationships. He speaks of his muse, who is every woman who has struggled to find love and felt like she wasn't worthy of it."(Dominique Etzel, Alloy)<br /><br />"That [past] relationship continues to fuel his writing, which encourages women to dump lesser men, avoid jerks, and stand up for what they want."(Sheila Marikar, The New Yorker)
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  other books by r.h. Sin
  
  
  Whiskey Words & a Shovel I
  
  
  Whiskey Words & a Shovel II
  
  
  Whiskey Words & a Shovel III
  
  
  Rest in the Mourning
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  dedication.
  
  
  to the wounded
  
  
  from the wounded
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  intro.
  
  
  i took my expectations
  
  
  and buried them all
  
  
  at the bottom of the sea
  
  
  because i alone
  
  
  was never brave enough
  
  
  to dive that deep
  
  
  i took my pain
  
  
  the anguish
  
  
  and turned it into power
  
  
  i found more of myself
  
  
  in the loneliest of hours
  
  
  i used my tears to create rivers
  
  
  for my boat
  
  
  on disappointment and betrayal
  
  
  i float
  
  
  i float
  
  
  i took your absence
  
  
  as a sign to move on
  
  
  now the melody has changed
  
  
  and i sing a new song
  
  
  my heart, broken blue
  
  
  my mind split in two
  
  
  and yet i gained peace
  
  
  at the loss of you
  
  
  i took the heartache
  
  
  and learned a l