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♥ "So long as there's fish swimming in the sea,
there will always be love between you and me" ♥
"As seen through the eyes of the author, these poetic conversations about child abuse show that the effects continue long after the act has been committed. They detail an in-depth look into the minds of two friends who discuss the destruction is causes, the hidden scars it leaves behind, and their personal journey of survival ultimately leading to triumph and victory."
"Peppered Love" is my second self-published book of poems based on the life of a soldier detailing how we held onto hope, never gave up and found a way out through a whole lot of soul searching, love, faith and, of course, forgiveness.
It is dedicated to everyone with a struggle.
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The cost for Peppered Love is $6.99 plus $1.51 for shipping.
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Excerpts from "Peppered Love"
Tapestry
Is there a home that no one knows for all these wounds that never close
Is there a shelter that's unspoken healing every part that's broken
Is there somewhere we can find to keep us safe within our mind
Is there a sun for you and me where we can make like tapestry
(Thoughts)
Healing is so difficult like laughter on the run When you're reaching for an answer helping you to stand
Strong enough to part the clouds until you see the sun When you're grabbing for your life to hold it in your hand
It's the greatest feeling you can come to know When you're fighting for protection caused by tragedy
Capture it forever and do not ever let it go Then you're on a mission to let your heart be free
A friendship never fades, it sometimes changes shades.
When children laugh, our planet sings Dreams are always part of you
When children learn, a school bell rings No one can take away
When children dream, a river flows If you choose to let them go
It does not matter where it goes You'll break in every way
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Please Note: Some of these poems may not be suitable for a young audience. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Act 1
Him: Orange
Her: White
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Tux and Gloves
Every second stands alone
Every night when I’m at home
Staring deep into the mirror
Raging thoughts force me to quiver
Gently brewing a concoction
In my slow dance of dysfunction
Putting on a tux and gloves
Prepping for this evening’s loves
Picking up my clientele
On a shuttle into hell
No sleep till tomorrow
Always feeling sorrow
Hiding my face in the shade
Wiping off a dirty blade
Exploding after all the pain
Twisting like a candy cane
Re-enacting all the time
Sipping from a blood red wine
Thirsty for another still
Watching from a window sill
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Bed of Lies
Another one of those days
You wake up in a haze
Still weakened from its touch
Dependent on that crutch
You run to find a map
But it’s a booby trap
Dropping to an empty ground
No one's there to hear the sound
Lying in a bed of lies
Then you open up your eyes
How are you to survive today
When you’ve lost all yesterday
Will you ever get away
From this game you love to play
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Act 2
Him: Orange
Her: White
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Uncle Charly
Every morning when it rains
Pulling on his rusty chains
Revving up the silent gears
In a dungeon with no ears
Black-and-blue is crying dread
Screaming monsters in his head
Steaming like an angry bull
Scratching scars beneath the skull
Luck has left me in the end
Giving in to his own friend
Salivating down his shirt
Licking buttons like dessert
Playing with my little toy
Whipping out his greatest joy
Flying higher than a seagull
This religion is illegal
Fancy shawls around me draped
Crawling on the knees I scraped
Hiding all the telltale clues
Sickness covered in tattoos
All alone out in the wild
Desecrating a small child
Shooting all his barley
It’s my Uncle Charly
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The Voice of All Kids
Be the voice of all kids
Who don’t know where to go
Be the voice of all kids
Who can’t let it show
Be the voice of all kids
Who don’t know where to turn
Be the voice of all kids
Who will die from the burn
Be the voice of all kids
Who don’t see the light
Be the voice of all kids
Who can’t sleep at night
Be the voice of all kids
Who don’t know what is true
Be the voice of all kids
Who hunger like you
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Act 3
Child: Orange
Parent: White
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A Wounded Soldier
I am still a fighter
Who is living in the night
Even though you turned away
From me without a fight
Midnight haunts me like a stranger
Life has not been fair
Disillusion takes control
Because you were not there
Are you all that I deserve
Can this be my fate
Every time I’m happy
I self-annihilate
Even though you’re far away
There’s terror in my mind
Feeling like a wounded soldier
You had left behind
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Another Chance
Living has been such a burden
I’m completely torn
There’s been disappointment
Since the day your heart was born
You are still in hiding
You don’t want to come around
Every time I think of us
My heart falls to the ground
You have never left my mind
I carry on our name
I have come to a conclusion
You are not to blame
Can I have another chance
To show you I am true
This is an apology
My heart gives out to you
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Act 4
Him: Orange
Her: White
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Lifeless Ruin
There is no one I am foolin’
But my heart, a lifeless ruin
Boiling darkness with my strangers
Burning pyramids from angels
There's no text inside my books
Hell is calling from my looks
Faceless friends begin to dwell
From my soul, a mindless shell
Dancing on white four-leaf clovers
There’s no pain outside my shoulders
Paranoia’s screaming rage
Like a lion in a cage
Loathsomely I start to scheme
Tragedy’s a painful wean
Joyful laughter makes me cry
Lonely death is coming by
Down the hill I start to tumble
No one’s watching as I crumble
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Spotlight of Charades
There’s a crazy dance inside you
Bouncing like an angry ball
Too much violence to your eardrums
Brings destruction to your wall
Life is like a bleeding ulcer
Penetrating like a stain
Lunacy is clogged inside you
Never swirling down the drain
Volume can be so consuming
When your pitch is screaming loud
Strong enough to raise the silence
Of an echo in a crowd
Lost inside your lonely body
Bordered up with barricades
Stolen in a vacant lot
Is your spotlight of charades
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Act 5
Him: Orange
Her: White
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The Homeless
I remember being young
And feeling very helpless
It took years to understand
All about the homeless
I would walk out in the street
Too small to understand
Seeing people on the corners
Who could hardly stand
Many times I used to wonder
What their life might hold
But I could not understand
Why they slept in the cold
They were living in my time
That was never fun
Now I understand the reasons
What this life has done
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Come with Me
He can see the love behind your eyes
Come with me, I’ll show you how to rise
He can feed you drippings from the moon
Sweeter than a sugar-covered spoon
He can show you magic from the sky
Teaching you a different way to fly
He has taught me everything I know
Come with me, I’ll show you where to go
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Act 6
Him: Orange
Her: White
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I Am Human
I’m no longer injured
I never need to hide
I was given many chances
Love was on my side
I had been a person
Who was always looking down
Till I learned for every verb
There is a matching noun
I destroyed myself
I did not want to know this place
Then I woke up naked
Seeing death inside my face
When I made a change
I found the greatest gift of all
Learning I am human
At the bottom of my soul
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The Final Meal
I remember hearing
That all familiar sound
It was lightning in the sky
And chaos underground
We had been attacked
It was brutal like a war
Feeling like the arctic air
Had almost reached the shore
You had dug a six-foot hole
Were ready to jump in
I had talked you out of it
You held on by a string
When you added butter
To the final meal of grits
I had lit a bomb
And threw it where the devil sits
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Act 7
Him: Orange
Her: White
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I Am Free
It’s been hard for me to find
Every thought within my mind
Leading me to share my pain
And the words I had to strain
Craziness I did embrace
It has brought me to this place
Optimism is so great
Something I appreciate
Many times I go through struggles
But I share so many snuggles
Like the clouds high in the air
They and I will stay up there
I will try to live life well
Roses have the greatest smell
Colors helped my soul revive
Helping me survive this life
I will try not to get burned
I don’t fear what I have learned
I have taken every course
You have been my precious resource
I am interested in more
I still want to go explore
There has been room left for me
I am here so you can see
Discovering has been my deed
I love helping all who need
Silence has been death for me
Now I live so I am free
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Sweet Eternity
We can build a trillion castles
Forming them to heart
Making sweet eternity
A unified new start
When the lights begin to darken
Every bell will ring
Capturing the future
Watching angels start to sing
We will make it possible
To wash away all sorrow
Causing one to leave behind
A horrible tomorrow
We can shape this planet
It might take a while
I know we can do it
With a beautiful new smile
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