Life's Experiences In Rhyme For Everyone's Mind
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And Still I Am A Man…A Man I Am
When things go good as they sometimes will
Bringin’ bout joy and thrill after thrill
Interrupted by ills of joblessness,
Daughter
You are my inspiration, my motivation
My liberation and emancipation
From the shackles and chains of
Drug addiction, humiliation and degradation
Often leading to my incarceration.
You gave me a reason to change
From staying out to staying in
Enjoying simple things; sounds strange
I’ve found happiness begins within.
Have You Seen My Poem?
Had a poem; more than okay
Brought sunshine to any day
Put smiles on faces where bed-ridden lay
Enters all places; turns stress into play
Has my poem passed your way?
Death and Taxes
Into the cold I go
Into the ground below
Away from sunshine into snow
Running and hiding is all I know
From the battles of life blow after blow.
Into the cold I go
Life’s just too hard today
I can’t find any other way
To ease the pain I must not stay
In this body…here what I say?
Into the cold I go
No more suffering, no more pain
There’s so much loss and little gain
To get relief, to shed the hurt,
I must go down into the dirt.
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About the Book
Life's Experiences In Rhyme for Everyone's Mind is a thought provoking compilation of poetry derived from reactions to life events as seen through the eyes of the author. Although based on the observations, interpretations, values and beliefs of one individual, Life's Experiences In Rhyme for Everyone's Mind will stimulate your thinking to agree/disagree with its contents or even challenge your present belief system. We are not that different as humans. It is our differences that make us who we are. Life's Experiences In Rhyme for Everyone's Mind is not my life story but it is stories about life. I am humbled by the mere opportunity to share Life's Experiences In Rhyme for Everyone's Mind with you. It is my prayer that this book leaves you feeling better about yourself and others. May its words live on inside you and translate into actions that will make this world a better place in which to live.
About the Author
I reside in North Carolina; have a Bachelors of Science degree and over 30 years experience motivating individual behavior. I am a retired United States Marine. My life's experiences inspired me to write this book. I wish all to see though born in the ghetto, it wasn't born in me.