Mark Anthony's, "The Beautiful Truth" shares a collection of poems Anthony wrote over the years. The book is an amazing collaboration of different types of work put together. He ties all the poems together in a beautiful way.

Here are 30 of my favorite poems from his book:

1. Whatever you do

"Whatever you do, my dear,/

you must find a way/

to become the hero/

of your own story."

2. I know how lonely it is

"I know how lonely it is/

waiting to find/

the right one;/

when everybody else/

seems so happy,/

but one day/

you will look back/

and cherish this time/

discovering who you are,/

before the day you became forever/

part of somebody else."

3. What she wanted

"What she wanted/

more than anything/

was to be loved/

completely/

by somebody/

with eyes/

that saw all of her,/

and not just/

what they/

wanted to see."

4. Of course you deserve better

"Of course you deserve:/

you are everything/

and like no one else;/

look at how much/

you love in secret,/

and dream of a better world,/

that better world, my dear, is you."

5. If you are lonely love

"If you are lonely, love,/

just remember/

there is somebody out there,/

just as lonely as you are./

And one day you will meet,/

fall in love,/

and laugh together/

about the days/

when you both/

were young/

and lonely,/

and waiting/

for each other/

to arrive."

6. All of her demons

"All her demons/

made her stronger/

because her angels gave her/

the courage to win."

7. How beautiful a thing

"How beautiful a thing/

the heart is,/

when we have the courage/

to show it."

8. Most of us need

"Most of us need/

a fucked up relationship/

at some point/

in our lives,/

just so we can learn/

what we don't want,/

in order to pursue/

what we do."

9. Forgive me

"Forgive me/

if I find you beautiful,/

but know that I see you/

beyond your body,/

as I listen to your mind,/

and am inspired by your spirit./

For many,/

love is only skin deep,/

but for me,/

that is just the beginning."

10. Why do you always

"'Why do you always/

look at me that way?'/

'Like what?'/

'You know, smiling/

like you do.'/

'How can I look at you,/

and not smile?'"

11. Never give up

"Never give up/

on your dreams,/

my darling,/

for they are/

your birthright,/

and you owe it/

to the world/

to become/

the Queen,/

you are."

12. She wasn't afraid

"She wasn't afraid/

to run with the wolves,/

for she too/

was wildly in love/

with the moon."

13. She was always

"She was always/

a little crazy,/

which is why/

I understand her/

so well."

14. A strong women

"A strong women/

may have suffered,/

but heals herself in time,/

and her smile reflects/

the depth of her experiences,/

and is the true source/

of her beauty./

A strong women learns/

from her pain,/

and knows that feeling/

is what makes us/

uniquely human./

A strong woman learns/

to trust the universe,/

and follow her heart/

wherever it may take her,/

because she knows her strength/

will carry her,/

and that everything will be okay/

in the end."

15. Her scars

"Her scars/

are a beautiful map/

of her past/

that lead her/

to me."

16. Tell me why you love me

"'Tell me why you love me,'/

she said./

'Because,' he said, 'I have/

no other choice.'"

17. Then one day

"Then one day/

she just decided/

she would live/

for herself,/

and not for others/

and nobody/

had the power/

to make her unhappy,/

ever again."

18. The moon

"The moon/

was never as beautiful/

as when I saw it/

in your eyes."

19. You deserve the love you give

"You deserve the love you give,/

the smiles you bring,/

the happiness you share./

You deserve the kisses you leave,/

the embraces you gift,/

and the life you've always wanted."

20. I hope that before you go to bed each night

"I hope that before you go to bed each night/

you think back on your day,/

and remember something beautiful that happened,/

something that made you laugh or smile,/

something that reminds you/

why this life is worth living;/

it is important to remember/

all of the little things, my love,/

in prayers and in poems,/

so they don't ever disappear."

21. She sat in a small café

"She sat in a small café/

reading a book of poems,/

and everything in the poem/

matched everything she felt in her heart,/

so that it was a mirror of her soul;/

and she loved the twilight/

between dreams and the world,/

knowing that the moon rises over Paris,/

exactly as it does in poems."

22. If I wrote you a book

"If I wrote you a book/

in the language of love,/

would the words reach your heart,/

and lift the veil of sadness/

that hides your true face?/

And once you saw my words/

were only paper and ink,/

and that there is only me/

to hold you,/

would it be enough/

for to make you smile,/

and remember love,/

or would you ask me//

to write you/

another book?"

23. She loved

"She loved/

and lost,/

hurt,/

cried,/

recovered,/

and healed;/

she survived,/

cried,/

then thrived,/

and thrived,/

and thrived."

24. A strong woman

"A strong woman/

will never put up/

with your bullshit,/

and that is why/

you chose her."

25. Let me break this down for you

"Let me break this down for you in poetic terms:/

she is the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars,/

meaning everything, meaning the person/

without whom, your life would not be complete;/

without whom, you would be just another lonely traveler,/

hitchhiking the empty streets at dusk,/

still searching for the light in her eyes/

to show you the way home."

26. Once she let go of her past

"Once she let go of her past,/

she found herself/

flying into a beautiful future/

that greeted her with open arms,/

as if it had always been/

expecting her."

27. All the little things about her

"All the little things about her that she sees as flaws,/

I consider part of who she is, and beautiful;/

and if she could only see what I see,/

she'd know there is no such thing as imperfection/

when you love somebody completely,/

because everything is part of what makes her/

who she is, and she the one I adore."

28. Sometimes people

"Sometimes people/

grow more beautiful/

each moment/

you speak with them,/

as they reveal/

their inner beauty,/

and spark,/

and you can/

actually feel/

the magic/

of their soul,/

as it speaks/

directly/

to yours/

in a language/

that is as timeless/

as it is rare."

29. Heartbreaks

"Heartbreak/

lasts as long/

as you need it to,/

until you learn how to treat yourself/

as well as he should have."

30. The beautiful truth

"The beautiful truth is/

I love who I am/

when I am with you."

Source: Anthony, Mark. The Beautiful Truth. 1st ed. New York City: LOVE INC., 2015. Print.