The Back of Your Pickup: Poems of Love, Loss, and the Roads That Never Led Home "I remember the summer heat sticking to my skin, the radio humming a song we half-knew, and your hand tapping the steering wheel like you had nowhere to be but everywhere to go. The back of your pickup wasn’t just a truck bed—it was a church, a confessional, a place where love was whispered under a sky too big for the things we couldn’t say. The Back of Your Pickup is a collection of poetry that lingers in the spaces between love and loss, between leaving and staying, between who we were and who we became. These poems are dirt roads and rusted-out radios, small towns and first kisses, memories that stick like pine sap long after you’ve driven away. For the ones who’ve loved hard and left fast. For the girls who learned to be soft in a world that told them to be tough. For hauntings of the people we used to be, still sitting in the places we left them." If you’ve ever loved someone who couldn’t love you back, if you’ve ever watched a place turn into a memory, if you’ve ever whispered your dreams to the stars above an open field—this book is for you. The Back of Your Pickup is a raw, lyrical journey through the messiness of love, loss, girlhood, and growing up in places that leave a mark. Blending American gothic vibes with intimate emotional truth, this collection invites readers to sit in the quiet between heartbreak and healing—and to find themselves in the process. Inside, you'll find: Poems that explore love, heartbreak, grief, trauma, longing, and family dynamics - Reflections on self-worth, clarity, detachment, and learning to let go of what no longer serves you - Gentle encouragement for anyone navigating personal growth, change, and the lonely moments in between - Affirmations and reminders of your strength, your voice, and your right to choose peace over chaos, self-respect over self-sabotage, and faith over trauma - A voice that speaks to healing after loss, recovering from imposter syndrome, and finding your way back to yourself - Inspired by the quiet beauty of rural roads, late-night drives, faded memories, and the ache of nostalgia Whether you’re trying to move on or just learning how to stay still with your own heart, The Back of Your Pickup will meet you there—with softness, honesty, and hope.