Finding Yourself Once Again

Finding Yourself Once Again is a poetry collection about change, love, and returning to the self you never truly lost.Written between 1982 and 2025, the wide array of poems that fill these pages trace a life fully lived thus far capturing emotions about love and family, hope and heartache, growth and reflection, the sentiments expressed are both personal and universal. What began as a quiet refuge during adolescence became a lifelong companion, offering solace, emotional understanding, and a way for the author to make sense of the world.In gathering four decades of writing, Kelly Michelle Long returns to the voice that carried her through life s seasons. She offers positivity, hope, and an overlay of strength and endurance through writing about various topics while remaining thoughtful and caring in her poetic expression.This poetry collection marks a homecoming it is an invitation to reflect, remember, and reconnect, and a gentle reminder that growth does not mean leaving yourself behind. It simply means finding yourself once again.