Becoming is a deeply personal poetry collection about heartbreak, betrayal, motherhood, survival, forgiveness, boundaries, self-worth, and the courage to begin again.
Across the changing seasons of healing, Rikethia gives language to the quiet wounds many people carry but rarely speak about. These poems move through abandonment, grief, sexual violence, broken trust, family, resilience, and the difficult work of reclaiming a voice after life has tried to silence it.
This is not a book about pretending the pain never happened. It is about recognizing that healing can be imperfect and still be real. It is for the woman who survived in silence, loved through disappointment, rebuilt from broken places, and finally decided that her story would not end with what hurt her.
Becoming is both a witness and an invitation: release what no longer serves you, honor every version of yourself that carried you here, and keep becoming.