My name is Jaslynn Gholson, Author of two poetry books "Silent Tears" and "The Angry Black Woman". I always felt that I deserved a better life than the one that I was living, so I decided to turn my life story into poetry and my pain into power. In this world we see so much pain and hurt but I decided along the way to allow what was designed to break me, I would instead use to build me and to build those around me. I speak on mental, physical, verbal as well as sexual abuse. Yet no matter what anyone has ever tried to take from me, my voice, my light and spirit will always be here to stay.