Remember being obsessed or in love with someone or something you knew was bad or not exactly (all) good for you, but you just couldn't get enough of it: be it ice cream or sneaking out at night to meet that special someone again and again.-holding onto that relationship because it just felt so good when you were with this person. You guys were great together, but it just wasn't your time and you wished you both would've met in another life time. A captive of your own heart- truly in love with suffering, pretending to be happy. The homeless romantic. This is the book for you….. these are your poems! A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Damon has been incarcerated in the Colorado Department of Corrections for 21 years. Having mastered the art of Mindful Living, balancing the polarities of Yin and Yang, hard and soft as a way of navigating prison and the unforgiving reality of a life sentence. Somehow Damon has held the timeless flame of love and warmth in his heart and a beckon to his soul in dark moments when redemption efforts seems futile and the HOPE of human connectedness and affection seem as great dreams you can no longer recall. Damon is a dynamic expression of what it means to live as a Warrior….. Resilient in pain, fearless in love, courageous in life!