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I'm Not a Poet, It’s Just My Stuff
This world of poetry is very new to me. In fact, I don’t call what I do poetry, It’s just my stuff. Writing my stuff was absolute therapy for me. My journey began at the end of what was the perfect relationship, or so I thought. I discovered that time and people do change, I was of the impression that things could always be worked out. Nevertheless, I found myself in the grips of my self-imposed loneliness induced by factors beyond my control. Thus, in the beginning I wrote five letters trying to salvage what wasn’t salvageable. Then things just started moving into other directions as I began writing my stuff. I truly allowed God to move in me and take control of my life. This gave me the freedom to create my stuff and promote the power of words through the change that was happening in me. This was pivotal and most important as I began the journey from Desperation to Inspiration. That is to say, little did I know that the process of writing my stuff would be the beginning of my healing experience. I further discovered that all things in life are a process. The players may change or come and go but the continuation of episodes in 3D never ends. This collection of stuff is certainly my process, my hopes, my desperations and, my inspirations. I truly pray that you the reader will enjoy my stuff, and gain knowledge as your process continues, and you become you.
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Format: 6 x 9 Black & White Paperback, 119 pages
Publisher: Outskirts Press (Jan 28, 2022)
ISBN10: 1977246273
ISBN13: 9781977246271
Genre: POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Inspirational & Religious
As I peep through my memories, I remember an older yet wiser man told me “Son, life is hard by the yard but a cinch by the inch.” However, no one told me how to navigate or cultivate relationships. It’s been a challenge, for we learn as we go. I am the third oldest of seven children with a very large extended family. I was blessed to grow up with both sets of grandparents living in the same city Dayton, Ohio. Thus, my friends were actually my family. When I got baptized there were four generations of my family in church that day (It was Easter Sunday). I raise this issue because family is most important and sometimes that’s all we have. I find myself telling my three children that all the time. So, I have tried to slow my life to a manageable level and look at the part I play in things. My objective is to share my experience, strength, and hope. Hope being the most important as the journey is a continuum of constant’s ever-present, even when we sleep. 
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