WHO AM I?

That's the question of the century.
I say it's from the stars in the sky,
their dust that trickled down to Earth
and created this empty shell in which I live.

Or maybe I come from the dirt,
unearthed from the very ground I walk,
in which I will return to when I die,
when my unhappy life comes to an end.

Alec John Belle, after finishing his Memento Vivere and Memento Mori poetry duology, told himself that he would not write another poetry book until he had the perfect concept for something to write. Just days after finishing Memento Mori and making that promise to himself, a title fell into his head - Okay, I Know I'm Problematic (But At Least I'm Good At It!). Here, Belle goes on a journey through self-discovery, talking about things he has never dared to in any of his other books. In this trauma-informed, healing-imbued, brutally-honest, and love-filled poetry book, readers will dive into the mind of Alec John Belle for the first time ever as he leans into his most authentic, conscientious, and straightforward work to date. While Belle doesn't hold back, he treats every poem with the utmost care, even with some of the darkest, most harsh, critical, sharp, and severe topics he's ever written. Reader beware, not all of these poems are for the faint of heart and can potentially be triggering to those with mental health issues. Come along for the ride as Belle's grimmest, yet witty, playful, and sarcastic, poems bring about mending of hearts and renewing of broken souls.

Alec John Belle (he/him) has published over twenty books and currently lives in Massachusetts with his Chihuahua, Henry. When not writing, Alec spends his time reading, watching sitcoms and murder mysteries, meditating, praying at his altar, reading tarot and oracle cards, or listening to his vinyl record collection. His hope is to inspire and help as many people through his writing as possible.