shitty poetry 
 for people with 
 no sense of self 
 and 
 with shittier love lives 
 seriously, if you gave a 15 year old a keyboard, her first joint, and a couple hours, she could probably put together something deeper than this book. 
 i'm feeling three stars (as opposed to one) because, though i think she lacks nuance and originality, i appreciate the author's honest expression and the ideas she communicates. here is a passage i particularly respected, from her prose on the book's last page: "i am kneeling before you. saying thank you. i am sending my love to your eyes. may they always see goodness in people. and may you always practice kindness. may we see each other as one. may we be nothing short of in love with everything the universe has to offer. and may we always stay grounded. rooted. our feet planted firmly onto the earth."