These poems are a written description inside the mind, life, and heart of someone who has experienced emotional problems firsthand, such as depression and anxiety.
(That would be me.)
They also contain poems of a hope for the future, foretold in the Bible.

As you read, do not feel pity for me, but rejoice with me, for I have found a way to express my feelings and also a grand hope to look forward to. (Revelation 21:3,4)

The statement I chose as a title for this book, Find Me Lost in the Color, is meant to be symbolic. I see myself as a black and white person lost among "color" around me. The "color" represents my thoughts. Just like too much color can become overwhelming, too many thoughts at once can be overwhelming to the point we get lost in them.

Color can be a beautiful thing. But too much of it can destroy something that was beautiful before more color was added.

Our mind is a beautiful place. It holds imagination, knowledge, and wonder. But too much of a good thing (usually) always becomes a bad thing.

No one ever wants to talk about anxiety or depression it seems. But it's a real thing. I don't believe in ignoring the things around us that are important. So here it is everyone: what it feels like to have anxiety, depression, low-self esteem, etc. in the most accurate and descriptive way (someone who has experienced it) can explain, like myself. The point of this isn't to understand but to know what your loved one or someone you know might be going through. But you owe it to them to know.

Most of us feel alone. But love us just the same, let us know we are not alone, and don't always try to fix our problems. All we want is love, knowing we cannot always be understood.
But as you read, try to discover what I am trying to tell my readers in what I have written. Don't see everything in black and white.
Think deep.
Think outside the box.

On behalf of all of those struggling, I thank you. And I personally thank all of those close to me who have helped me through my rough patches and have shown me there's always air above this sea of distress.
I am blessed by God to have the love and support I have now.
Thank you, thank you!