From My Veins
Collected Memories, Poems and Lyrics
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THATS NOT ME NOW
i used to bide my time toe the line
waiting to be seen
i used to hold my breath awaiting death
waiting for release
i grew up too fast skipped my past
waiting on my dreams
i woke up old and undersold
waiting to sing my song
thats not me now
thats not me now
anyhow
thats not me now
thats not me now
anyway
what if i lived my dreams as a naked teen
who would have waited to love me now
what if i sang my song so long ago
who would have waited to listen now
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About the Book
In verse reminiscent of the work of bestselling author Tom Robbins and contemporary poet Dan Featherston, Larry McAlister delivers an eclectic mixture of poems that capture the complexity and wild diversity of human emotion.
From My Veins celebrates both the simple and the intricate facets of life through a bold and pleasing mixture of sound and rhythm, tone and imagery. From the ebbs and flows of love to the visceral satisfaction of conquering a childhood bully, and from ruminations on the emotional lives of inanimate objects to meditations on identity, McAlister’s verse crystallizes human experience in all its complicated glory.
Voice and movement also play within McAlister’s poems, creating an intriguing blend as perfect as any symphony. This style moves throughout the collection to provide a seamless narrative of the human experience.
Filled with vivid language and images, From My Veins is a masterful compendium of how the soul and the heart communicate in intricate harmony.
About the Author
LARRY McALISTER lives with his wife and two children in northern California. This is his first collection of stories, poems, lyrics, and memories; three of the included poems have provided lyrics for fully produced songs ; My Dirty Nail Debutant, Boozy Floozy, Mr. Hey and Sunlit Station Out. He can be reached at larrymcalisterwrites.com and facebook.com/larry mcalister writes