The One You Feed

War, faith, fear, and the fragile human heart-this collection journeys through the places where history scars the earth and memory scars the soul. From battlefields and refugee roads to quiet hospital rooms and the hidden chambers of grief, these poems confront the violence we inflict, the suffering we endure, and the hope we cling to when the world grows dark.
Across six sweeping sections, the author explores the brutality of conflict, the ache of loss, the search for meaning, and the shadows that stalk the human condition. Soldiers pray beneath rolling thunder. Refugees flee toward uncertain horizons. Families break under the weight of tragedy. And yet, amid the devastation, faith flickers, compassion persists, and the human spirit refuses to yield.
These poems do not look away. They illuminate.
Raw, unflinching, and deeply human, this collection invites readers to walk through the fire-war's memory, faith's doubt, crime's abyss, nature's indifference, myth's warning, and society's relentless struggle-and emerge with a renewed understanding of what it means to endure.
A powerful testament to the cost of violence, the resilience of hope, and the quiet courage found in ordinary lives.