Humble Bastard
A Memoir
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THIS SEGMENT IS FROM 16 OF HUMBLE BASTARD A MEMOIR BY ONIKA POINTER CHAPTER 16 SO MANY PEOPLE TO LOVE................ SO LITTLE TIME TO LOVE THEM. ON THE DAY THAT MY AUNTIE JUNE DIED I FELT LIKE A PART OF ME WAS GONE WITH HER. BUT IN REPLACE OF WHAT WAS GONE, WAS NOW REPLACED WITH THE BEST QUALITIES THAT MY AUNT JUNE POSSESSED WHILE SHE WAS ALIVE, WHICH AHD BEEN HER INTENTIONS ALL ALONG. SHE GAVE ME HER STRENGTH AND PASSION FOR LIFE AND ADVENTURE WHICH WAS ROBBED FROM ME THE MOMENT I WAS RUN OVER BY THAT SPEEDING CAR. WHEN SHE DIED I IMMEDIATELY FELT MY AUNT JUNES SPIRIT LEAV E THIS DIMENSION. BEFORE I EVEN FOUND OUT WHAT TIME SHE DIED THAT DAY I FELT HER SOUL LEAVE HER BODY AND I JUST KNEW THAT MY AUNTIE JUNE HAD TAKEN HER FINAL BOW AND MOVED ONTO A BIGGER AND BRIGHTER STAGE. A STAGE WHERE THE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ILLUMINATED AND THE CROWD IS NEVER DISSATISFIED. WHERE THE SOULS SING WITH YOU AND THE LOVE YOU FEEL THERE IS EVERLASTING. I KNEW THAT SHE WAS WITH HER MOTHER AND HER DEAR NEICE IN THAT HOLY PLACE OF ETERNAL PLACE.
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Have you ever felt like a goldfish in a bowl—the way the goldfish seems to be full of anxiety swimming around in circles as if trying to find a way out? In this memoir, author Onika Pointer discusses how she felt like a goldfish in a bowl for most of her life, and she demonstrates how she learns to take responsibility for her own happiness.
Granddaughter and great niece of the famous singing group, The Pointer Sisters, Onika was born at the peak of the group’s success. In Humble Bastard, she talks about the privileges and advantages afforded to her as a result of her family’s stardom. But this memoir also addresses how some of that privilege came with pain. Abused by her mother both physically and emotionally for seventeen years, Onika reveals the darkness in her life—weight issues, suicide attempts, homelessness, a tragic accident, and the deaths of those close to her. Endowed with a sixth sense that allows her to see past time and before time, Onika looks within herself, discovers personal strength, and prevails. Humble Bastard speaks to those in similar situations and demonstrates that hopes, goals, and inner peace are all attainable.About the Author
Onika Pointer has been writing poetry and short stories for eleven years. She is the first-born granddaughter to Ruth Pointer of The Pointer Sisters. Pointer lives in Hollywood, California, and is now working as a film actress and spends her time auditioning, writing, and volunteering at a homeless shelter.