I’ll Leave the Light On [For When You Come Back] Paperback – February 26, 2026

In this debut poetry collection, Benjamin explores the quiet weight of anxiety, heartbreak, identity, and the search for meaning in early adulthood.These poems move through loneliness, love that lingers, grief that reshapes you, and the tension between wanting to disappear and wanting to become more. Honest and unguarded, each piece captures the internal conversations we rarely say out loud.Written in moments of stillness and overwhelm, this collection is for anyone who has felt too much, or not enough, at the same time. It is about sitting with discomfort, questioning who you are, and learning that healing is rarely loud.Raw, reflective, and quietly defiant, this book holds space for the parts of you that are still becoming. Read more