Shattered Depths is a raw, intimate collection of poetry that traces the fault lines of a heart learning to survive itself. Michelle Rae writes with piercing clarity - each poem a shard of lived experience, each line a testament to the quiet strength required to keep moving. This is not a story of easy healing or tidy resolutions, but the unfiltered truth of breaking, enduring, and rising again. The collection explores abandonment, betrayal, self-loss, and the deliberate work of reclaiming one's voice. Moving between vulnerability and defiance, grief and reclamation, Michelle offers readers a mirror for their own hidden wounds and the courage to confront them. Ultimately, Shattered Depths is a journey toward self-recognition. It honors the moments when choosing oneself becomes an act of rebellion and when even the smallest spark of hope can light the darkest internal landscape. It does not promise perfection - it promises truth, connection, and the reminder that even shattered things can still reflect light.