Beware: Hidden Truths
Begin with a moment of stillness. Of clarity. Let the noise fall away and the truth rise to the surface. These are not just reflections — they are awakenings. Let them guide you.
Cover & Preface
Some truths are lived. Others are imaged. Beware of the shared connections.
Author’s Note
Beware: Hidden Truths was never meant to explain. It was born from the spaces where explanation failed—where grief resisted grammar, where memory was part dream, part bone, and part inheritance.
These pieces are not all autobiographical, and they are not all imagined. They are a gathering of moments that flickered at the edge of my awareness and asked to be shaped. Some come from my life. Others come from the lives I carry, the lives of others—both real and imagined—and the stories we rarely give ourselves permission to tell.
This collection does not promise resolution. It offers presence. It asks you to sit with what rises, to listen gently to what you recognize or resist.
Let this be a place where silence is not compliance, but a pause before truth.
Let this be a space where beauty and discomfort walk side by side.
Let this be a mirror—not always flattering, but always honest.
You are welcome here.
Take what you need. Leave what you must. And beware—some truths change us.
Reflections in Fractured Glass
Explore personal struggles and self-perception. Beware of the journey toward self-acceptance.
Who are we when no one is watching? What parts of ourselves do we silence to survive?
In Reflections in Fractured Glass, the opening section of Beware: Hidden Truths, identity trembles in the quiet spaces between perception and truth. These stories and reflections explore how we are shaped by mirrors—both literal and metaphorical—and what it means to reclaim a self once distorted by shame, silence, or expectation.
From navigating childhood wounds and cultural beauty standards to finding clarity in unlikely places, each piece invites the reader into deeply personal moments of reckoning and self-definition.
Whether you are standing before your own reflection or searching for yourself in someone else’s story, this section holds space for that honest, sometimes painful, always powerful, journey inward.
Core Themes
Identity and self-perception
The weight of external judgment
Silence, shame, and internal conflict
The fractured path to self-acceptance
Highlighted Pieces
Beyond the Mirror – A visual and symbolic struggle with beauty, intellect, and the desire to be seen fully.
Through the Silence – A haunting portrayal of how silence can smother identity and force reinvention.
Walking Backward, Falling Forward – A bittersweet look at memory, growth, and the mistakes that shape us.
Echoes of One Night – The blur of grief, performance, and unfinished conversations.
Iridescent Purpose – An awakening moment of choosing oneself amid the noise of judgment.
Twilight and Dawn – A meditation on duality, strength, and the soft power of release.
Companion Reflection Question
What stories or labels have you inherited that fractured how you saw yourself—and what would it take to piece those reflections back together?
Creative Prompt
Mosaic Mirror: Create a journal page or collage using fragmented images, words, or drawings that represent how others have seen you—and how you now choose to see yourself. Leave space for one whole shape in the center: a symbol of your self-defined identity.
Beware Line:
Beware: Some reflections distort to survive—but even a fractured mirror can reveal the truth.
Echoes of the Past
Past events—some haunting, some treasured. Beware of the present and future they shape.
How do we carry the weight of what came before us? And what echoes are we still learning to quiet—or to honor?
In Echoes of the Past, memory is not passive. It demands reckoning. These stories and reflections navigate the deep and often unspoken legacies passed down through families, history, and community. Whether through whispered lessons, unresolved grief, or generational wounds, this section asks what it means to inherit pain, resilience, silence—and to decide what to do with it.
Here, the past is not static. It is alive. Felt in sudden tears, subtle rituals, and the body’s quiet remembering.
Core Themes
Generational memory and legacy
Grief as an active presence
Family truths and silences
The imprint of cultural and ancestral inheritance
Highlighted Pieces
Daddy’s Silence – A meditation on the void left by emotional absence and its lasting imprint.
Life Beyond the Void – Explores the concept of inheritance beyond genetics, revealing how emotions and silence are passed down.
A Scent of Deceit – An unsettling narrative where truth lingers like a forgotten perfume.
Crawling Shame – A visceral portrayal of internalized pain and its slow unraveling.
Between Storm and Light – A poetic reckoning with loss and the uncertain brightness that follows.
Companion Reflection Question
How do the stories we inherit—spoken or silent—shape the stories we choose to tell?
Creative Prompt
Lineage Letter: Write a letter to an ancestor you never met or never fully understood. Let it begin with the phrase: “I carry your silence like…” Then let it unfold with whatever memories, questions, or truths rise to the surface.
Beware Line:
Beware the past that was never spoken—its silence echoes louder than words.
Spectrums of Love
Delve into the multi-faceted experiences of love. Beware of love’s beauty, flaws, and lessons.
Love is not always gentle. It does not always arrive clean or leave quietly.
In this section, love emerges as complicated, layered, and expansive—capable of bruising as much as it heals. These pieces traverse familial devotion, romantic rupture, ancestral connection, and self-reclamation. Here, love is not a single thread but a woven tapestry—stained in places, radiant in others, and altogether necessary.
Some of these stories revisit old pain with softer eyes. Others lay bare the raw edge of longing. But each one affirms: love, in all its spectrums, shapes who we become.
Core Themes
The tension between love and forgiveness
Maternal grief and generational tenderness
Reimagining love beyond traditional boundaries
The healing power of chosen connection
Highlighted Pieces
From Fury to Forgiveness – A layered portrayal of how love can simmer beneath anger and still bloom.
Love’s Infinite Spectrum – A sweeping piece examining how love evolves across time, distance, and understanding.
Reflections in Their Joy – A tender glimpse into generational bonds, where joy becomes an inherited act of defiance.
In Its Grip – A chilling meditation on obsession, betrayal, and the price of performative love. As one soul departs and another awakens, the question lingers: what remains when love is twisted beyond recognition?.
Companion Reflection Question
When have you mistaken hurt for love—or love for hurt? What allowed you to tell the difference?
Creative Prompt
Write a letter to someone you loved through anger. What would you say now that time has reshaped the sharpness?
Beware Line
Beware the love that asks you to shrink—true love will always leave room for your becoming.
Veil of Shadows
Face life’s darker elements, internal battles, and suspenseful mysteries. Beware of embracing them.
Even the strongest among us harbor moments we dare not name.
In this section, shadows take shape—not to scare, but to reflect what we suppress, endure, and sometimes embody. These stories live in the crevices of perception and memory, where reality blurs and hidden truths take root. As illusions unravel and certainty dissolves, the characters must navigate trauma, inner conflict, and psychological uncertainty to reclaim what still belongs to them: choice.
Core Themes
Trauma and suppressed memory
Psychological suspense and internal fragmentation
Secrets, instability, and betrayal
Perception vs. reality
Isolation and ambiguous grief
Highlighted Pieces
In the Shadow of the Sun – A surreal descent into loss and longing, where memory is both a guide and a ghost.
The Chaos Blanket – A chilling portrayal of obsession and emotional manipulation masked as love.
Threads of Light – A haunting metaphor for weathering storms that brew within and beyond.
The Weight of Shadows – A tense meditation on grief, guilt, and distorted loyalty.
Waiting for Today – A slow-burning unraveling of time, denial, and the fragility of self-awareness.
Companion Reflection Question
Which inner shadows do you tend to silence, and what would it take to face them?
Creative Prompt
Write a letter from the point of view of your shadow self. Let them speak without judgment—what do they know that you ignore?
Beware Line
Beware the truths that whisper from the dark—they know your name even when you forget it.
Refractions of Joy
Celebrate joy, kindness, and gratitude. Beware of the light that refracts into life’s shadows.
Even joy carries a shadow. Sometimes, it sneaks in sideways—through forgiveness, through survival, through remembering how to hope again.
This section honors the quiet, unexpected ways joy finds its place—not in spite of sorrow, but shaped by it. Here, resilience is not loud. It is stitched into blankets, whispered in firelight, and held gently in the palm of a hand that once trembled.
These are stories of rediscovery and soft triumphs: the kind that bloom after ruin, the kind that glimmer at the edges of grief, the kind that remind us that healing is its own kind of rebellion.
Core Themes
Hope as a form of resistance
Everyday acts of kindness
Healing after emotional drought
Rediscovering joy through ritual, memory, and community
The quiet power of reclamation
Highlighted Pieces
Twilight’s Cleansing — A meditation on letting go, where dusk becomes both an ending and a beginning.
Whispers in the Fire — A lyrical piece where flames speak truths no one dared to voice aloud.
The Smallest Sensations — Celebrates everyday magic and the sensory return of presence after numbness.
My Two Cents’ Worth — Reveals how a seemingly insignificant gesture ripples across generations, redefining value and impact.
Companion Reflection Question
When was the last time you felt joy—real, grounded, unexpected joy? What had to break or shift for it to find you?
Creative Prompt
Write a short letter to your future self from the version of you who has found peace. What small acts helped you get there?
Beware Line
Beware the silence that tells you healing must be loud. Sometimes, joy whispers.
Every hidden truth leads to a deeper calling.
Step into the journey of Diamond Heart, Frozen Souls.