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Little Girl Lost: A Real Story of PTSD by Angel Vetrano

5.0

Little Girl Lost is a collection of poems and songs written by Angel Vetrano. The collection of poems mostly touches on PTSD after a childhood filled with violence. The book is broken into 3 parts. The first part is called childhood. The second part is titled Luvsik. The last part is titled, Beyond the Pain. The author begins the poems as if she is a little girl trapped. The poems go into detail about the fear and pain she experienced.
The poem entitled 7/15-1:37 a.m. is a heartbreaking poem. “No matter what she tried to do the abuser always found a way through.” As a parent, this poem broke me. No one should ever feel this pain or fear. may of these poems brought up so many emotions as they are very raw.
In the second section, I loved the poem titled, Home. 
“Sacred lovers contained a brought together
to be united again.
So take my hand
and walk with me.
Together, we will live the way
we were meant to be,
in peace, love, and harmony. “

This section pulls at the reader’s heartstrings even further because they so desperately want the author to find love and happiness. There is just a glimmer of hope. 

Then the final section… The author goes through stages. The fear is still there but the author works so hard to find peace. 
“Living through this life, we go into stages
of growth” -Untitled 

This whole collection is heartbreaking but inspiring. I truly commend the author for bringing to light mental health and PTSD. Hopefully, these poems could help others who are suffering through the same. I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars.