Before I Lie

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 has to 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