Before the Day Is Over

How much of the people we love do we ever really know? A smile can hide exhaustion. A silence can hold a thousand unspoken thoughts. *Before the Day Is Over* brings together twenty-one poems about complicated relationships, unexpected kindness, the need to be understood, and the quiet courage of finding ourselves again. Through ordinary conversations and feelings left unsaid, Leena Samuel captures the moments that shape us without our noticing. These poems offer no perfect answers—only the tender possibility that somewhere in these pages, you may recognize a part of your own life.