2018 A Poetry Collection by CS Parker We were loud, we were tired, we were trying to believe things could still change. In 2018 , CS Parker offers a poetic time capsule of a year caught between defiance and disillusionment. These poems pulse with the rhythm of protest marches, late-night headlines, and quiet moments of reckoning in bedrooms, buses, and broken systems. It was a year of voices rising-#MeToo echoing across industries, youth demanding justice in the wake of gun violence, and entire generations pushing back against apathy. This collection is personal and political, intimate and expansive. Parker writes with urgency and softness-capturing the digital blur of modern life, the weight of inequality, the burnout of always being "on," and the ache of trying to stay human in a world spinning too fast. Through verse that's both sharp and soulful, 2018 explores what it means to carry hope in protest signs, find love in anxious times, and hold space for yourself when everything else is burning. 2018 is not just a look back-it's a reminder of how far we've come, and how far we still have to go.