For The Mothers Who Never Got To Rest. What I Would Say If I Could Sit With You - Ra'Mone Marquis

For the Mothers Who Never Got to Rest is a deeply moving collection of 21 poetic letters written to women who have carried the weight of motherhood, life, and survival-often without recognition, support, or rest. 

These letters are not fictional stories. 

They are reflections, acknowledgments, and conversations-written for the women who have lived through things that were never fully spoken about. 

Within these pages, you will find words for: 

• the mother who had no help 

• the mother who feels like she failed 

• the mother who stayed too long 

• the mother who lost herself trying to be loved 

• the mother who is still healing from what no one talks about 

• the mother who is learning to choose herself again 

Each letter meets the reader in a different place-whether it's exhaustion, heartbreak, reflection, or growth-and gently moves toward something deeper: understanding, compassion, and becoming. 

Structured in three parts-The Weight, The Wounds, and The Becoming-this collection mirrors the emotional journey many women experience but rarely put into words. 

This is not a book about perfection. 

It is about truth. 

It is about survival. 

It is about the quiet strength it takes to continue, to heal, and to become something more than what life has handed you. 

Whether you are a mother, know a mother, or have been shaped by one, this book offers something rare: 

A moment to feel seen.