“The Briar Sings” is the second poetic journal written by D. Nsombi Nash (aka SCRIBE THE SCORPIO). The ongoing series of works chronicles the author's experiences surviving loss; and offers readers a glimpse of the highs and lows of this inevitable human experience from her standpoint. This volume picks up as she endures the aftermath of falling down into the mental wilderness called 'grief'. D. Nsombi Nash's blunt writing style mimics the unpredictable nature of the topics that she writes about most such as life changes, love and romance, American and global politics, and other personal musings. She takes her readers carefully through the disheveled thoughts of a scorpio trying to navigate emotion and composure in unfamiliar and hostile territory, while maintaining the reticent character of her kind. With each poem, "The Briar Sings" documents how she deals with this new era of existence— and follows as she uncovers the truth beyond the thorns.