Lilian's Books
I Am the Story I Was Afraid to Tell
I Am the Story I Was Afraid to Tell
I Am the Story I Was Afraid to Tell
In I Am the Story I Was Afraid to Tell, Liliana Caliente-Cazadora peels back the layers of silence and shame to share a poetic memoir that is raw, haunting, and achingly honest. Through a collection of free verse poems, she explores the unspoken truths of her life—childhood shaped by addiction and violence, the sudden loss of her mother, unreported trauma, complicated love, and the long journey to self-acceptance.
Told in five thematic sections, these poems offer snapshots of a girl growing up too fast, a survivor learning to breathe again, and a woman discovering her voice in a world that tried to quiet her. With fierce vulnerability and lyrical clarity, Liliana invites readers into the spaces most people try to hide—the messy, the painful, the tender, and the resilient.
This is not just a story of what she's been through. It's a story of what she's become.
I Am the Story I Was Afraid to Tell is a love letter to the ones still learning how to take up space, to speak the truth, and to choose themselves—softly, boldly, and without apology.
Soft Lies and Wild Truths
I Am the Story I Was Afraid to Tell
I Am the Story I Was Afraid to Tell
"I stayed longer than I should have. I believed more than I was given. And still, I rose."
Soft Lies and Wild Truths: A Poetic Journey Through Love, Heartbreak, and Self-Discovery is a raw, lyrical exploration of love's most intimate moments — from the dizzying highs of new romance to the quiet unraveling of a relationship, and finally, to the fierce act of choosing yourself.
In this deeply personal collection, Liliana Caliente-Cazadora takes readers through the emotional stages of a love story that didn't last — but still changed everything. Each poem is a snapshot: a whispered promise, an unanswered question, a goodbye that echoes long after the door closes. Through heartbreak and healing, these poems reveal the power of truth, the courage it takes to let go, and the beauty of rising from your own ruins.
For anyone who has ever stayed too long, loved too deeply, or lost themselves trying to be enough — this book is for you.
Honest. Tender. Unapologetically strong.
This is poetry for the brave and brokenhearted.
This is poetry for you.
Written but Never Sent
I Am the Story I Was Afraid to Tell
Written but Never Sent
A love letter to everything left unsaid.
A farewell to the ghosts that never wrote back.
A poetic reckoning with the silence between hearts.
In Written but Never Sent, Liliana Caliente-Cazadora opens the inbox of the soul, delivering a collection of poems that ache with vulnerability, rawness, and quiet resilience. Told through unsent emails, abandoned drafts, voicemail recordings, imaginary GPS routes, and redacted confessions, these poems speak for the moments we couldn't. The conversations we rehearsed but never had. The people we loved in silence. The pain we carried alone.
With experimental formats and emotional clarity, this book invites readers to explore grief, longing, memory, healing—and the slow art of letting go.
If you've ever typed a message and deleted it…
If you've ever missed someone who didn't come back…
If you've ever whispered the truth too late—
this book is for you.
You won't find perfect closure here. But you might just find yourself.