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    Thoughts of a Growing Man
    Thoughts of a Growing Man
    Thoughts of a Growing Man
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    Thoughts of a Growing Man

    By Christopher Braud

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    This book is a compilation of poems from ages seventeen to twenty-one of my life. It shows how I have matured through the years and have grown in to the person that I am.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateOct 18, 2012
    ISBN9781466950245
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      Thoughts of a Growing Man - Christopher Braud

      Who’s Going to Remember?

      As if to live today, why?

      Then tomorrow we die

      Only in the afterlife to see how many people cry

      Do we live for a while in the hearts of many

      Or for eternity

      In the hearts of few.

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      The Sun/ One Day

      When you leave

      I’m darkened throughout the night

      But, when you come again everyday

      A jolt of excitement rushes through me

      Blessed to feel the warmth of your touch

      Showered with the glistening of your beauty

      All to think that one day

      I wont ever see you again.

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      Dreaming of the Day

      Just dreaming of the day

      Whenever me and a woman never astray

      Only to become one

      But until that’s done

      Strive to be better

      Starting with life through a letter

      A letter to my pops

      Pondering, hoping that our problems stop

      Recalling a dream to see him grow old

      As if to go through a tournament and never fold

      Reconciling our differences with the best of wishes

      And every Thanksgiving, he’s showered with platters and dishes

      Again dreaming of the day

      To see my future kids play

      Going through life without despiteful memories

      Watching them as one day they become powerful entities.

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      Two People, One Life

      If only we could have this last

      All sunny days with little overcast

      But that’s ignorant of me, so long ago, not in my future,

      only in the past

      When the days you were by my side

      Now im alone, throughout these days I glide

      Praying for a woman for my emotions I can confide

      I was just transitioning into a phase

      Unexpectedly off in the gaze

      Caught off guard by this sleek on the water walk

      Smooth as lotion, I take this chance to talk

      Like she was buried off in the ocean

      Cause of death, romance was the potion

      Head over heels

      Slowly into her heart like the cutting as an apple peels

      My love in her core, I’m down on one knee

      Seeing how love is, will you marry me.

      If it were to only remain you and I

      Together as we fly

      Our love soaring past moon and stars

      Past everything, past money and cars

      My love at a

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