Roxana Preciado

Trauma for Sale Roxana Preciado

A collection of poetry from 1998 to 2020, black and white artwork, and personal photographs. Why write about my trauma? Because with privilege comes responsibility. I am responsible for telling my truth. I cannot hide behind my accomplishments, and still future fails and achievements to come. I have to tell my whole truth. I do not want to tell an incomplete story. This is not brave or fair to others who have survived similar struggles and see me thriving. I am scared, but I want to be brave. I will never be a coward. In this book, I include personal photographs and some of my full-color artwork to aid me in telling my whole truth. Healing is a lifelong process and I am no exception to this. Sometimes, I'm thriving while other times I fall just like any other. No one is above their flawed humanity. Yet, I can never be completely healed. This is my truth. The trauma I endured is not easily mended. However, it gets better. I want to share the pieces of me that I fear most. The naked truth of the trauma that haunts me. My Trauma for Sale.