Thank you for reading Love Poems to Joshua Coe. These poems were written from real places — devotion, desire, heartbreak, and the quiet strength that comes after surviving what you thought would break you.
If there's one thing I hope readers carry with them, it's this:
Love should never destroy you. No matter how deeply you care, no matter how much it hurts to let go, if the love is toxic, you do not have to stay.
You deserve a love that lifts you, not one that drains you. A love that grows with you, not one that breaks you down. A love that feels like home, not a battlefield.
If these poems touched you, reminded you of your own story, or helped you feel less alone, then this book has done what it was meant to do.
Thank you for supporting my work and for letting my words live inside your world for a little while.
— Carol L. Bridges