The book Chapter 24: Her heart is about my epiphany and acceptance of the strength in vulnerability and increase in knowledge of self. The week before my 24th birthday I did a self-evaluation and prayer about what i should work on. On May 29th, 2017 I made a commitment to be honest with myself. I decided it was time to work on my heart, all that had effected it, to own what I wanted and stop saying the opposite due to fear. I also worked on the way I was thinking because negative thoughts can get to your heart. Shortly after making this commitment, I began to write poems to express the things that came to mind. As the words continued to flow from my heart and mind to the paper I noticed that this was a journey to complete wholeness and deeper self-love for me and realized a lot of us women are either here or will be at this place in life. This book of poetry is different pieces, thoughts, and feelings I have had during my time of working on me. In writing this, it is my declaration to myself to move forward despite the unknown without fear; it is me no longer being scared to say how I feel, and me finally sharing my heart (poetry/Spoken Word) with others. We can never be perfect but, we can always strive to be better, to love ourselves more, to love others more, to grow, to share our experiences, and to become a better person. It is my prayer that as you read each poem that it takes you on a journey, that it makes you think, helps you grow, helps you reflect, helps you heal, and gives you courage to let go of dead situations. Let each poem be an encouragement to you to share your gifts and to let fear propel you instead of paralyze you.