Megan Fox (37) has been released. The American actress has just published her first book, Pretty Boys Are Poisonous, a collection of poems in which she captures her personal struggles against love, lust and heartbreak. The work includes more than 70 poems illustrated by Japanese artist Audrey Kawasaki, and is now available on digital platforms.
The interpreter wanted to reveal some of the most complex situations in her life "in an attempt to remove the disease", a burden that had become entrenched due to her silence. "My freedom lives in these pages, and I hope that my words can inspire others to reclaim their happiness and their identity by using their voice to illuminate what has been buried, but not forgotten, in darkness," she notes on the back cover.
Fox makes his literary debut in an attempt to harness art to express his deepest thoughts. In a recent interview with People she states that poetry gives her “a space to experience a little catharsis.” “Acting doesn't really allow me to fully express myself the way writing does because I'm reading someone else's words under someone else's direction.”
Therefore, writing Pretty Boys Are Poisonous has allowed him to capture his life on paper as an outlet that his career on the big screen had never offered him. The actress has made a catharsis in which her struggles against love, lust and her lack of love have come to light.
The protagonist of Transformers does not name names in the book, although many of her poems seem to describe her relationship with her fiancé, musician Machine Gun Kelly (33). Her romantic relationship with the rapper has been a constant roller coaster since they started dating in May 2020. Fox refers to him in some of her verses as a “32-year-old narcissist,” although she also describes him as her “true love.” ”, your “twin flame” or as a “indulgent rock star” who pretends to have “good intentions”.
In the poem “A Pretty Boy is a Deadly Drug,” she refers to Machine Gun Kelly as “an addiction that no amount of prayers will ever cure,” a nod to a post the actress made on Instagram (21.6 million followers). to declare her love for the singer, in August 2020. “Achingly beautiful boy... My heart is yours,” she posted then. “You are killing me, but my heart will not abandon you,” she now writes in the poem.
Fox and MGK have faced several ups and downs since they began their relationship three years ago. One of the situations she has described in the last two poems is the pain caused by a miscarriage. "There's an ultrasound at your bedside, 10 weeks and 1 day...do you think if I could have, I would have left a suicide note?" she asks. “But now I have to say goodbye. I close my eyes and imagine holding you tightly to my chest while they tear you from my bowels." "I will pay any price, tell me please, what is the ransom for his soul?" he says goodbye on the last page of the book.
The model had never made this termination of pregnancy public, but there was speculation about the abortion due to a song by her partner titled “Twin Flame.” During a concert at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards she assured that: “I wrote this song for my wife... This is for our unborn child.” “Go to sleep / I'll see you in my dreams,” she sang along to the sound of a heartbeat: “This changes everything / Now I have to set you free.”
Megan Fox could also reference a previous relationship in the book. The model was married to Brian Austin Green from 2010 to 2022 - although they announced their separation two years before - and they had three children: Noah (10), Bodhi (9) and Journey (6). The actor's name also does not appear in the collection of poems, but it is speculated that Fox mentions that a “self-absorbed idiot” (Austin Green) broke his heart. They met on the set of the movie Hope
The work has become a vehicle of liberation for the performer. “I have spent my entire life keeping men's secrets, my body hurts from carrying the weight of their sins. “My freedom lives in these pages and I hope that my words can inspire others to reclaim their happiness and their identity by using their voice to illuminate what has been buried, but not forgotten, in darkness,” she highlights on the back cover.
Fox has shared his learnings about (un)love. In an interview with People she stated that “relationships are complicated.” "For most of us it's not a fairy tale. Relationships aren't pretty. They're ugly. Sometimes they're a war." "But through a wound comes the opportunity to grow and become a stronger, more complete version of yourself," she adds.
Despite sharing some of her deepest secrets, the actress has kept some of the darkest poems to herself. ”I didn't even bother sending most of what I wrote to my editor because they were too graphic and disturbing for others to read.” Still, she describes that in the content she has published “some parts are literal, while others are allegorical. "Some poems contain a Grimm's fairy tale type element, and others serve the same purpose as memes in online culture."
