Some Things I Still Can't Tell You: Poems

I will come back often to reread some of these. Although they may be written about Misha’s experiences, there were many that I identified with and it was reassuring to see words echo some thoughts bouncing around my head. There were poems that made me smile, some that made sad, others made me remember, reflect and feel. A lovely collection.

Like many I've struggled with love, family, depression, and change. Misha seems to be able to take these moments in his own life and echo feelings I've had myself but struggled to explain or even understand. A book with moments of humour but a deep well of self reflection, I highly recommend this to anyone who has ever been awake in the dark wondering if they're the only one feeling this way.

This incredible book of poetry speaks to the heart and the soul. It touches on subjects and emotions that most anyone can identify with, especially for those who have been playing at this game called life for a while, those who have loved and been loved, and those who haven’t had a full night’s sleep in a decade. The most incredible thing is how relatable most of these poems are.

There’s something so compelling about the fact that a man who played an angel on television (and who fans often see as a real life angel), decided to release a book that is so full of poems that are overflowing with raw, human emotion. It’s not like anyone ever forgets that celebrities are just regular people like the rest of us, but it’s rare to see someone of celebrity status be so honest, and share so much of himself with the public and with fans when we’re not entitled to any intimate details of anyone’s lives. These poems are proof that Misha loves so fully, so completely, and so unconditionally, but still sees the flaws in himself and wants to improve those parts of himself whenever he looks back on the aspects of his life that aren’t his happiest memories. He is truly the type of person I aspire to be every single day when I think of how I want to improve myself as a person. Words honestly cannot express how proud I am of this man, of this book, and how honored I feel to be able to read his innermost thoughts, poured directly from his heart and mind. I’m so glad Misha never stopped dreaming, never stopped LOVING, and I hope he never does.

I first read this on NetGalley and I am very thankful to have been given the chance to do that. ———————————————————- I struggled all day to find the words for this review. First, I am a fan of Misha’s so of course I was going to read this book. I will honestly say though that I’m a huge poetry fan and just didn’t know going in if it would be good or not (I should have known it would.) but I couldn’t put it down so to speak. After reading And reflecting, I still don’t know if the right words will come out here. I feel like I just went on an emotional journey. I feel like I just locked myself in a room and read someone’s Diary. I cried. I laughed. I cried some more. I just got punched right in the guts with feelings. I reflected on it ALL day after reading and I went through every emotion imaginable. As I said above I feel like he just threw his diary at us. It was very good and if you’re a poetry fan like I am I’m willing to bet you’ll love it. (I’m actually sorry I questioned it at first.) ——————————————————— The above was the FIRST time I read the book. It is now release day and I have read it again. It is that good. (I couldn’t even wait for my physical copy so I read the kindle version in the middle of the night.) All of the above is still true, but every time you read a book you catch something you didn’t catch before or you feel something you didn’t feel the first time through. This time around I thought the book was even BETTER than I thought it was the first time. I read through some of these poems thinking “Wow I feel this way a lot!” In other words the poems use jumped right off of the pages and spoke to me. “These Days” is the one that spoke to me the loudest. I’ll be honest, It was one that punched me right in the guts with feelings and made me cry but maybe that’s because I too do the same. Another of my favorites was “Suddenly”. The smallest things can be magical. I have a few more favorites, but instead of naming them all I think it would be better for everyone to grab a copy of the book and pick their own. Trust me it will be well worth it. Even if you are not a poetry reader….. it will be well worth it. Amazing job Misha, I’m sitting here writing the add on to my original review yelling at myself for wondering even for a split second if it could really be this good. It’s AMAZING. I will repeat that everyone reading this review should go grab their own copy. I promise you’ll love it.