Loive Is in the Eye of the Beholder
Definitive Redux Second EditionBy R. Antonio Matta
Length6h 45m
About this audiobook
Love Is in the Eye of the Beholder follows Dalesa's raw journey from suicidal despair to tentative hope through a "literary musical"—narrative prose interwoven with 26 spoken word poems. After a lifetime of abuse and a trauma that leaves her HIV-positive, she finds an unexpected lifeline in Romeo, a therapist who sees her worth when she cannot. This hybrid work weaves prose with verse and spiritual reflection, exploring how we learn to love ourselves after the world has taught us we are unlovable.
Audiobook details
GenrePoetry, Psychology
Length6 hrs 45 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 27, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Dedicated to…
3Corinthians 13:2-8
4Forward
5Prologue: Tick Tock
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6Chapter 1: The Inheritance of Wounds
7Warmth Of Your Love
8Unexpected Possibility
9Chapter 2: Maps of Uncharted Territory: Farewell To Misery’s Company
10Farewell to Misery's Company
11Chapter 3: The Archaeology of Silence
12Stop
13Let It In
14Chapter 4: Performed Selves and Hidden Truths
15Eye See You
16A Mother’s Love
17The Forgotten Embrace
18Chapter 5: When Bodies Become Crime Scenes
19Maybe I Deserve It
20The Last Time
21Chapter 6: The Chemistry of Surviving
22Monsters
23Go On
24Chapter 7: Rubber Bands and Sacred Scars
25Heart Of a Fighter
26Don’t Live Without One
27Be Gone
28Chapter 8: Missing Sessions, Present Absence: Smiling
29Smiling
30Chapter 9: Wednesday Night Liturgies
31Come Find Me
32Anatomy Of Sadness
33Chapter 10: Divine Love and Human Boundaries: The Most in My Life
34The Most in My Life
35Chapter 11: The Friendship Curriculum: More Than Just a Friend
36More Than Just a Friend
37Chapter 12: Pharmaceutical Symphonies
38Swallow
39Too Deep
40No Vacancy
41Chapter 13: Professional Distance, Personal Proximity: This Is…
42This Is...
43Chapter 14: The Revolution of Self-Recognition: It Belongs to Me
44It Belongs to Me
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