The poems in this chapbook draw on the author's experience with life, love, abuse, and literature. The decision to privatize or publish intimate material was clarified beyond doubt one mid-December evening after she was nearly run down by a car, chased up a concrete stairwell, and narrowly escaped her abuser thanks to a neighbor's timely intervention. Though she was able to call 911 and obtain a restraining order within 24 hours after the incident, not all victims survive to tell, and some even choose to stay silent out of fear, shame, and/or denial. The only way to Stop DV Now is to speak up and out against it.