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    My Poetic Journey
    My Poetic Journey
    My Poetic Journey
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    My Poetic Journey

    By Gerald W. Jones

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    "My Poetic Journey" is a collection of poems from over the years, that I've written expressing my thoughts, moods, feelings and views of things,
    as well as people and issues which had an influence on my life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateNov 29, 2012
    ISBN9781477290194
    My Poetic Journey
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    Gerald W. Jones

    Gerald W. Jones, aka “Guru,” is a man of courage when it comes to delivering a strong message on issues of life. Gerald has been writing poetry and heartfelt expressions for many years to share his views and concerns regarding day-to-day living and some avoided topics of social behavior. Based on reviews and comments from his growing fan base and readers, Gerald has a God-given talent which allows him to write about a wide range of topics with such a vast amount of sensitivity, yet the content is so strong. He has mastered the skill to touch many hearts and stir emotions, allowing his readers to engage in the process of self-healing. Gerald is unique and stands apart from the general population when it comes to handling stressful issues in daily life. He has discovered that through his writing, the pen and paper have become extremely therapeutic in resolving issues which otherwise would have brought him down.

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      My Poetic Journey - Gerald W. Jones

      © 2012 by Gerald W. Jones. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 11/21/2012

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-9017-0 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-9018-7 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-9019-4 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012919722

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      Dedication

      Acknowledgements

      Chapter One

      Family and Friends

      Who I Am

      NaNa’s Little Man

      Dad

      The Family Child (Egg)

      Father (Pillar)

      Mama’s Touch

      Family Reunion

      Call me Guru

      Who Are My Family?

      Imitation of Life

      Cherokee Blood

      Father or Friend

      Images in the Home

      Time Be My Friend

      Leaf of Love

      Mistakes in Life

      Midnight Tears

      Hey Girlfriend In Christ

      What I Didn’t Get at Home

      Jealousy… the Death of Love

      My Footprints in Life

      What We’ve Done To Our Friends

      Cold Hearted People

      Hit From The Blindside

      Secret Lady

      We Don’t Talk Anymore

      The Way I Use To Feel

      Will You Dance With Me?

      Pretty Eyes

      Drama Queen

      Me and Mr. Frog

      Chapter Two

      Life and Issues

      No Regrets

      Usher’s Mood

      Strawberry Girl

      Forty Acres and a Mule

      Scars of Another Man

      Your Legs are too Short to Race the Devil

      There’s a Flaw in the Law

      A Black Man’s Love

      War through a Black Man’s Eyes

      To Love an Older Woman

      A Crack in the Ball

      A Poor Man’s Dream

      I’m Scare Of Dem ‘Gillas’’

      If You’re Listening God

      Each Tear Makes Me Stronger

      Wino Willie

      My Name Ain’t Buckwheat

      The Mind Of A ‘Baller’

      Dreams of A Sixty Year Old Man

      The World of Thailand

      Crows Don’t Sing

      Lions, Tigers and Bears

      Pole Dancer

      Class Reunion

      At The Club

      God Please Hear My Call

      A Category Of My Own

      Cougar Den

      Poems in The Key Of Life

      Country Preacher Man

      Red Tails

      God Knows My Heart

      Not Afraid To Cry

      Superstitions and Fears

      Chapter Three

      Love and Pain

      Rehearsal to Love

      You Are My Weakness

      You Take My Breath Away

      Let Me be Your Fantasy

      In the Mist of a Kiss

      The Moonlight in Your Eyes

      Tender Moments

      Love Running on Empty

      I Call You Precious

      In Your Eyes

      You Give Me Butterflies

      Poems to Touch the Heart

      Nothing Else to Give

      If I Could Read Your Mind

      Secrets

      What I Couldn’t Give

      When Love Doesn’t Answer

      Why We Pretend

      Misery Has No Friends

      The Fool I Played

      Chapter Four

      Passion and Intimacy

      Secret Thoughts

      My Sensual Side

      Midnight Lover

      Making Love by Candlelight

      I’ll Get You Wet

      Let Me Undress You

      Living on Your Love

      Love Therapy

      Wine and Candlelight

      My Tears for You

      When I Touch You Like That

      Intimacy

      Bedroom Bandit

      Alpha Male

      Panty Dropping Songs

      I’ll Teach You Love Again

      With Tears, I Write

      Pain Before Pleasure

      Sweet Intoxication

      Intimate Strangers

      Tear Drops on a Letter

      First Love

      One Love… One Lifetime

      Say You’ll Love Me

      Dedication

      To my mother, Ms. Ursula Byrd, who sacrificed to give me the best that she could and molded me into the man that I am today. I dedicate this book to her and all that she stood for… honesty, integrity, trust, loyalty, charity and fairness. May God bless her and may she rest in peace.

      Gerald W. Jones

      Acknowledgements

      I would be remiss if I did not take this time to give praise to Father God for the strength and insight to write such a book.

      I also would like to recognize all who have given me the support, that made this book possible. I would like to thank Ms. Ava Grimes for her input and assistance and Dr. Adrienne Thompson, Ed.D for editing my manuscript. Kudos to Ms. Linda Garcia, Dr. Marlene Evans, Mr. James Mitchell, Mr. Rudy Lozano, Ms. Vicki Lee and Ms. Sybil Bolivar, who were always there with words of encouragement and feedback.

      I want to acknowledge Ms. Claudia Collier-Ridgley who passed away before the publishing of my book.

      CHAPTER ONE

      Family and Friends

      Who I Am

      I’m not a complicated man, but

      who I am cannot be summed up in

      a single definition nor could it be

      told by any one person.

      My world is involved to a degree,

      where it would take several pages

      of a dictionary to explain or identify

      me correctly.

      If you are of a closed mind nature,

      and fail to see all the vibrant colors

      in a rainbow, you would or could

      never understand anything about

      me in your lifetime.

      My mind is focused at this world,

      and all the wrong that exist in the

      minds of men. The thoughts that

      can enslave a whole nation, turn

      brother against brother, and cause

      death to innocent women and

      children.

      My eyes see the hopelessness of

      the poor and the mass genocide of

      my black brothers and sisters caused

      by ‘Back Alley’ chemical labs and

      white supremacist politics.

      My shoulders bear the burden of lost

      promises, that were never fulfilled,

      due to my people’s trust in a justice

      system that wasn’t intended to help,

      but to only suppress us.

      My nose smells the decade of the

      black family unit, which has been

      neglected for years, for it serves

      no economic purpose to "White

      Corporate America".

      My heart beats out a rhythm of pain

      for the plus three hundred years,

      black people were forced into slavery

      and slaughtered or beaten for wanting

      to read or speaking of freedom.

      My ears hear the cries of black

      mothers, whom lost their sons to

      wars. Wars fought on foreign soil,

      that did nothing to improve the

      quality of life in America for the

      black man.

      My hands feel the arthritic pain

      of black labor, which was used to build

      this country, but as a people have yet

      to fully benefit from it.

      My stomach has soured, for the

      Negroes, who have ran into the

      White Mist losing their identities,

      or those who obtain wealth and power

      but refuse to help others.

      My legs are weary from the Race.

      The race in which I, as a black man,

      must be twice as fast, jump twice as

      high as my white adversary to win the

      Prize, the prize they may get in the

      end, if they should decide to change the

      rules.

      Who I AM

      I am first a child of God, who was

      stolen from his mother land and

      forced into slavery. I’m a human

      being born of Kings reduced to

      living like an animal with no rights,

      in a land built for Free people.

      I am the Consciousness that lives

      in the minds of men, who have gone

      against the ‘Word and Will’ of God,

      in the treatment of fellow man.

      I am the Black Force to be reckoned

      with, for all the inhumane treatment

      of my people for all these years. I am

      a Black Man , who refuses to take a

      back seat to anyone. I am a black man

      who fears only God and no man that

      walks the face of this earth.

      I am the ‘One’, who is willing to fight

      and die for the Right to be Totally

      Free.

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      NaNa’s Little Man

      Dear Grandma NaNa,

      I know this letter is late,

      but I have so many things

      to tell you about my life.

      I wish you could have

      been here, watching as

      I grew from a child into

      manhood. I think you would

      have

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