Before I Lie

Description

“Before I Lie” is a fusion of Afrofuturistic poetry and confessional prose that makes honesty celestial. These pages don’t just perform–they testify, before silence swallows what was never meant to be heard. Dralandra Larkins stands trial between her present self and her wounded inner child. Through each stanza and story, with rhythmic cadence and lyrical precision, she breaks through layers of identity, trauma, beauty, womanhood, and resistance, daring to name everything she was told to hide. In a world that demanded her silence, she unearths what shame, expectation, and disillusionment tried to conceal. Her soul shows up in court and says, “I’m not asking to be believed. I just refuse to be buried.” She must tell the truth about herself before she ever lies to you. The verdict? It just might set her free–and you, too. This isn’t just a book–it’s a courtroom of memory and confession. And you? You’re here to bear witness. Experience the audiobook–narrated by the author for the full performance: unfiltered, unapologetic, unforgettable.