This image is the cover for the book Pain on Paper through Poetry

Pain on Paper through Poetry

PAIN, comes in all shapes and sizes,

but You don’t always see it coming

until it’s staring you in the face.

After a while it takes your breath away,

altering your being and making you feel out of place.


Could that be you?

Have you ever felt like a misfit or like you just didn’t belong?

Perhaps unnoticed, invisible or like you did something wrong?


Well … That was ME,

For so very long, but now I share my thoughts

on PAPER to help others move along:


‘She breathed.

She saw.

She felt,

But only in silence.

She planned.

She hoped.

She believed,

That One day

Through her words …


She would LIVE

Not just Exist!’


In understanding PAIN, you also learn

how to rise above it in due Time,

by turning it into ‘the thing’ that now

makes you want to SHINE!

Mara Gonzalez-Mojica

Mara was born and raised in New York, NY – a city so nice that they named it twice. She is the youngest of eight siblings and an alumnus of the College of New Rochelle (CNR) with a degree in child education.


Connecting with the lotus flower, which symbolizes resilience, endurance, and beauty all in one, Mara thrives on motivating and inspiring others to embrace and believe in themselves and to always walk tall and proud.

Austin Macauley Publishers