Goodbye, Sunflower

As humans we are sunflowers, turning to where the sun shines brightest; but what happens if that means turning away from someone you thought would always be around? How can you turn inward and be your own sun too?

“I wrote and illustrated this piece in order to better process my first heartbreak, acknowledging the beauty of it all the while making peace with the process of moving on.”

Goobye, Sunflower is a 12 page digital poetry chapbook written and illustrated by Amélia Simard.

It details little moments in going through the motions of a first heartbreak: landscapes that hold memories, reflections of character, etc.

How does relationship grief culminate into self love?

Slowly, yet surely, like a sunflower turns towards the sun.