I Live Because I Almost Died | What Nearly Ended Me Taught Me to Begin

'I LIVE BECAUSE I ALMOST DIED is a collection of poems that came from the in-between places-between girlhood and becoming, between silence and speaking, between almost leaving and choosing to stay. Written over years of growing up, breaking down, and holding on, these poems trace the real, often messy journey of someone who has lived through near-death experiences, heartbreak, self-doubt, and healing. Avril Shakira Villar writes with clarity and emotion about the things we don't always say out l