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    Open Your Eyes and Stand Still
    Open Your Eyes and Stand Still
    Open Your Eyes and Stand Still
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    Open Your Eyes and Stand Still

    By Micki Barocca

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    Our childrens role models are rolling stones
    Who tumble out of control
    Until they reach rock bottom
    In a land(fill)ed with wasted human remains
    Like. broken hearts, wasted dreams and souls unrummaged
    TIC TOC
    Is the sound of our love for life running out
    And our children are looking for US
    As we run about
    Grown men and women wildin out
    Our children are CRYING OUT
    While playing hide and seek games with bullies and gun rays
    We sit in our fancy cars and lose consciousness
    Behind tented shades.


    Fresh and electric poetry that will take your mind on a trip, nourish your soul and make you want to start a revolution.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateNov 4, 2011
    ISBN9781463445638
    Open Your Eyes and Stand Still
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    Micki Barocca

    Poet, educator, singer, songwriter, thespian - Born Michelle Singleton on December 26, 1975 to Baptist ministers, “Micki”, nickname given to her by her family as a child, spent her years growing up in South Carolina with her three siblings. She added “Barocca” as part of her name - meaning a uniquely shaped pearl in Portuguese, a great fit to mirror her unique style. She began writing poetry at age 15 and quickly learned how wonderful a gift she had after being acknowledged by her high school English teacher. After winning many talent competitions in her community, at her university and at the state level, for her gift of song, she was then approached by a producer in 1997 to go into the studio. It is there that she began writing and creating her own style of music. In 1998, she received her B.A. in English Education from South Carolina State University, where she also studied theater for a period of time. For four years she taught English in the public schools of South Carolina, and continued writing poetry and making music. Shortly thereafter in late 2002, she relocated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, an entertainment center, where she found herself in front of many audiences rendering beautiful songs and the spoken word. She has since blessed stages in and throughout Philadelphia and has also made appearances in New York. On a never ending quest to nurture young minds, she earned her Masters in Education in 2007 and continues to teach English in the public school system. In 2005, she birthed a daughter, Ala Michelle, who is the ultimate highlight of her life. In 2010 she entered the stage in a different light – as an actress. She has appeared in the stage productions “The Mirror Affect”, written and directed by Philly native and renowned author, Stephanie Owens and “It’s More Than Just Words”, written and directed by poet and Philly native Sylvia Towns. She began her journey as a poet/writer as a teen and has kept a pen in her hand ever since. “Open Your Eyes and Stand Still” is her first book of poetry, which is comprised of some of her favorite and most electrifying pieces throughout the years with topics ranging from love and heartbreak to family and community to revolutionary words encouraging humanity to open their eyes and to take a stand on issues that affect our world. Micki Barocca currently resides in Philadelphia, Pa. and is working on her second book of poetry, a biographical novel and the release of her first album.

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      Open Your Eyes and Stand Still - Micki Barocca

      Meditation #1

      It’s quiet at three o’clock in the morning

      When most of the world is asleep

      And millions of souls are at peace

      For just a little while

      Energy ripples through the trees

      And blows breezes over the land and water

      While the Moon is keeping watch,

      I am in awe as she switches roles with the Sun on their revolving stage

      and the creatures that dwell in

      secret places all come out to absorb the

      waves of tranquility that keep us all just two steps

      away from insanity.

      ∞

      High On LOVE

      Inhaling your smile

      I get high off of laughter

      Your stare entreats me to your soul’s delights

      If I could dwell here for eternity

      Where hours would seem like seconds

      And moments drift aimlessly

      I would hold your thoughts captive

      Unleashing them only to rescue me

      Wild wonders fill your eyes with beautiful

      telepathic images

      Which capture my mind’s eye

      Immortal magicians are we

      For the magic of Houdini

      Couldn’t break these chains of serenity that

      engulf me now

      Switching sides from the carnal minded

      I feel as innocent as a dove in flight

      Although the night comes

      Our glow supercedes the darkness

      Our flow is smooth to me regardless of the

      situation

      Or the time

      For our souls are soaring and intertwined

      Vibin’ and catching glimpses of angel’s wings

      Getting struck by cupid’s sting

      We’re giving birth to freed minds

      Letting mother Earth admire our beauty

      While our mental pictures

      Reflect love’s purity.

      ∞

      Forget

      Please don’t answer me when I call your name

      And forget to remember my face in the deepest

      subliminal part of your consciousness

      Cancel out the past plans we made in the before about our absolute future

      Leave my kisses on the table

      and please, dispose of my passion for you

      Unclench my hold of your hand

      And free my spirit from your heart

      Let the wind sweep clean the scent

      of my skin from your pillow

      Return the words that you borrowed from

      cupid’s scroll

      Tell our unborn children that they will never be

      Then, take care for no reason at all

      And Forget Me.

      ∞

      My Mother

      My mother wanted to be a dancer

      And I was born with the unexplainable knowledge

      Of how to transform rhythm into movement

      She never made it to Juilliard

      She had to master the art of

      cooking, cleaning, making bottles and

      loving her family

      She got her bachelor’s in business

      and her master’s in home economics

      But she never quite

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