Small Poppy Syndrome is a collection stemmed from grief, but it does not stay there. What began as one poem - a desperate attempt to hold onto a dream of someone I lost - slowly unravelled into something much larger. A confrontation. A confession. A reckoning.
These poems move through the caves of addiction, the residue of abuse, the distortion of memory, and the quiet, corrosive belief that staying small is safer than being seen. They sit in the aftermath. On the comedown. In the silence after the door closes.
I grew up believing that staying small meant survival. That blooming too brightly came with consequences. This is not a manifesto, and it is not a plea. It is a documentation of becoming - of tracing the outline of pain without letting it define the body that carries it. These poems do not ask for pity. They ask to be witnessed.
Small Poppy Syndrome
This poetry book is thoughtfully crafted as a fully illustrated collection, combining words and visuals to create an immersive reading experience.
Format: Paperback
Cover: 300gsm premium card
Inner Pages: 120gsm paper
Length: 62 pages
Features: Fully illustrated throughout
Printing: Professionally printed by ExwhyzedEach copy is carefully produced to balance durability with visual elegance, making it ideal both as a reading piece and a keepsake.