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    Not Myself: Poetry From the Other Side of Me
    Not Myself: Poetry From the Other Side of Me
    Not Myself: Poetry From the Other Side of Me
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    Not Myself: Poetry From the Other Side of Me

    By Elsha Hawk

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    Poems about relationships and the emotions they make you feel.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElsha Hawk
    Release dateSep 19, 2010
    ISBN9781466089808
    Not Myself: Poetry From the Other Side of Me
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    Elsha Hawk

    Elsha Hawk is working on two full-length novels and several short stories. She writes YA fantasy, cyberpunk, noir, dystopian, and sci-fi. You can find her sci-fi works on hawkandyoung.com where she co-authors with Eddie-Joe Young.Winner of “Write to Win” contest Fall 2009Published in Eclectic Flash 2010Published in Antimatter Magazine 2017Published in Rejected Manuscripts 2018Published in #SFFiction anthology of #vss 2020She also writes with her husband. She teaches Middle Schoolers with special needs while also being a wife to a wonderful husband and mother to two smart boys.

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      Not Myself - Elsha Hawk

      Not Myself

      Poetry From the other Side of Me

      Published by Elsha Hawk at Smashwords

      Copyright 2010 ElshaHawk

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this free ebook. You are welcome to share it with your friends. This book may be reproduced, copied and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form.

      Table of Contents

      You Had A bad Day

      Size Matters

      Sunny Day

      Where Poets Come From

      State of the Union

      Soul Mate

      Friends: Not the TV Show

      I Believe

      Ode to Peaches

      Ruthie May

      You Said

      Behind the Door

      Ignite Jealousy in the Halls

      Wilted Flower

      Revenge

      Favorites and Fears in One Song

      Shower Scene

      Missile

      One Hit Wonder

      However

      Hostile

      Not Myself

      Giving Up and Letting Go

      Little Brother

      The Place Between Asleep and Awake

      Missed Opportunity

      You Had A Bad Day

      your alarm clock went off and

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