Spoonful of Tears
by Victoria Allyce

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How do we cope when the person we’ve hung our hopes on inevitably disappoints us? How can we love again? What if we can’t forgive them? What if we can’t forgive ourselves? In Spoonful of Tears, poet Victoria Allyce explores the emotional knots we are bound by—some of which may be too tangled to unravel. Thoughtfully divided into four major sections, the collection opens with the initial spark of hope when recognizing we might have found someone worthy of our love. In “Safe Place,” she contemplates the peace this can bring—and in “A Moment in Sunshine,” its all-too-temporary nature. When this person falls short, this hopeful spark begins to burn—and the hope we had turns into fiery rage. But while our anger might first threaten to scorch the one who hurt us (“Shut Out”), it is the anger turning inward, against ourselves, that threatens to really sting (“Prior”). When this fire finally burns out, all that is left is bitter ash, threatening to suffocate any hope at all. It can leave us with a feeling of emptiness (“Spacious”) and a loss of belief in our ability to love others (“Habit”). These feelings are difficult to feel—let alone to express. But as Spoonful of Tears reminds us, there is no need to worsen our suffering by pushing against them. It is okay to feel things we aren’t proud of, to disappoint ourselves, to refuse to forgive.

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Victoria Allyce has been an avid reader for as long as she can remember, and though this is her first published collection, she has been writing nonstop for just as long. She has always used her writing as an outlet for difficult emotions. Having gained a lot of reassurance from reading poetry, she felt called to write her own collection to help reassure others in the same way—especially to validate the difficult feelings we so often feel alone in. With Spoonful of Tears, she hopes to assure readers that it is okay to feel things we aren’t proud of, to falter, to make mistakes. Victoria lives in Sacramento, California, with a roommate and her pets. Interested in getting in touch? She can be found @AuthorV.Allyce on Instagram and TikTok.

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