This collection of poems comprises an unrelenting examination of identity and opens an enduring passage into self-reflection. It celebrates the oneness, strength, dignity, and valor of humanity, without sidestepping its complexity. The reader finds in the work the texture of thought, torn in places by the strength of emotion and conviction, along with some patchwork of paradox. It offers an enticing quest for all sides of the person, and leaves the reader swirling in the high energy of the poetry and its raw compassion.