Petal to the Mental (ePub)

"Petal to the Mental '' encompasses poems written based on psychological interpretation of the complex emotional states experienced by humans throughout various challenges in life. Encompassing metaphysical poetry allows for references that are based outside of the human perception of reality and include a combination of philosophical references to eros and cosmos.

The poems include various states of consciousness and states of being rather than simple cause and effect. The structure of the poems are elegantly written as a narrative to take a person on an emotional journey of heartfelt experiences. The poems follow a random, serendipitous sequence ranging from serious to soft spoken reverence of mental health conditions.

Some of the poems shed light on the hard edges of the modern world leading to complex states of the mind and mental health problems such as addiction, instability, childhood trauma, feelings of inadequacy, self-doubt, self-pity, depression, states of anxiety, empathy, anger, envy, trust, anguish, confusion, broken promises, forgiveness, growth, and development of the resurrection of beauty, self-growth and love. This juxtaposition relies on references to the cosmos and nature and offers perks of wisdom toward a journey of regeneration and healing, from darkness to light.

About the Author

Sabrina Labvah has been writing poetry for a number of years. As a mental health care professional she began to write poetry about the complexities people face in relationships, work life, internal conflicts within one's own mind, while holding on to knowledge that healing comes from processing the thoughts, emotions and feelings associated within each individual's own belief and value system. She titled her book "Petal to the Mental" instead of the well known published phrase "Petal to the Metal" to depict the softness of a rose petal as a reference to being gentle with one's mental state and sense of self as one progresses through difficult life challenges and emotional conflicts. Through rhetoric writing she desires to bring hope and healing through her poetry.