Reflections & Shadows The Insane Words To My Sanity Volume I (An Empowering & Inspirational Poetry Book Collection)

By Melissa Mercer

The poems that dwell within Reflections & Shadows are just that. Reflecting back on the shadows of a life that haunt this strong survivor to this day. Given away to an abusive family by the very people that brought her into this world, the Author had to find an outlet or risk going insane. Having nothing else to turn to, she found her vintage point behind the pen she held in her hand. It was her only release, her only escape from the reality that surrounded her.

Each one of these poems tells a story of either triumph or defeat, creating visual art with her words through all elements of life; strength, betrayal, abandonment, violation, love, sorrow and success. The words that live within the depths of this book are very empowering and humbling as well. Let this survivor’s words of agony and accomplishment etch themselves into your soul. This is truly an inspiring, one of a kind poetry collection and you will never look at life the same after reading it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Melissa Mercer
• Release date: Jan 14, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301020195

Melissa Mercer

Melissa Mercer is a passionate individual, both in her work and her family life as well. She is happily married to her hero and they have a beautiful daughter together. He is an old soul at heart; creating visual art through her words.Melissa's belief is the pen has always been mightier than the sword and just like the books we bind together; the words of the world will help bind us all with love and compassion.Whenever she isn't working, Melissa enjoys spending time with her daughter and loving husband. Melissa involves her family in all of her writing projects. Her husband helps take the pictures for her covers and her daughter is not only on the cover of her Novel, A Path of Survival, but on several short story covers she has designed as well. Having the support of her family and being able to share something with them that she is so passionate about; brings her a great deal of joy and a sense of accomplishment as well.Melissa has written several short stories that been published in magazine's such as Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and having won the Editor's Choice Award by the International Library of Poetry in both 2006 and 2011 for her outstanding achievement in poetry. Writing is one of the most important aspects in Melissa's life and she also works as a Freelance Writer from home. Her experiences include online advertising, article writing, magazine features, book inserts and ghostwriting. You name it, she writes about it.She also holds a degree in Social Services and Creative Writing. She worked as an advocate against domestic violence, volunteering her time at a local shelter in her area; in-order to help those in need of a little hope and perhaps some guidance as well. Melissa is a strong survivor, but she knows all too well how much it takes to get there and she wants to be that one person in someone else's life that was never there in hers. She also worked as a Social Worker for The Child Abuse Council. Melissa loves children and wants to show them that there really is good in the world regardless of the bad they have already seen at such a young age.By Melissa seeing her words in print, she is actually living her dream and she would love to take this opportunity to thank you all in helping her make her dreams become a reality. Look for more upcoming stories from this strong willed and spirited author. She truly appreciates all of you that help support the dream she has spent a lifetime trying to achieve.

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DEDICATIONS

I would like to dedicate the words written in this poetry book collection to every single individual that I have encountered throughout my lifetime; even the negative elements. For, if I never seen or felt the wrath of your power; these images would have never been imprinted in my mind. Although, the visions that the corrupted and the evil has bestowed upon me, aren’t always the best images one should be carrying around with them. Those very images also truly opened my eyes to what lies within the depths of this world. I have seen it. I have felt it. I have lived it and I have survived it all. I have two words to say to everyone period that has been involved in my life and those words are thank you.

Thank you for blessing me with this gift. Know that you have not beaten me. For, I am the true winner here. Through your heinous and cruel attempts to break something that is unbreakable. You have only made me stronger and more powerful. Having suffered through all that I have, I now have more belief in this world and the people in it, than I ever have before. And I also want to thank all of you for reading my words of both triumph and defeat. Hopefully they can reach someone else who has once been through the unimaginable and provide them with hope. I am living proof that things do in-deed get better.

Table Of Contents

Dedications

My World Of Fears

The Night I Was Born

Painfully Paved

My Plague Filled Town

When That Person Is You

My First Mistake

Cleverly Camouflaged

Descending From The Light

You’re Responsible

Damaged Goods

If Only

Ending My Pain

Laying Down My Soul

A Wise Man Once Said

Our Moment In Time

Now It Makes Sense

The World Today

Already Begun

Straight To Hell

Blending In

Clue Me In

The Most Beautiful Light

I’ll Just Wait Here

Seeing The Light Through The Dark

I’ll Find A Way

Who Am I Really?

The Adulteress Clothes Trail

Making Life From Dreams

Dear Designer

Along and Haunted

Imagine

Beautiful Within

Thanks To Me

I Refuse To Show

Why

Where You’ve Been

Try Me

I Just Thought You Should Know

All Is Worth It

It’s Your Choice

Take Your Best Shot

This One Last Time

Daddy’s Little Girl

The Way I See It

Head On

The Broken Ones

All I Need

Please Someone

Reasons Unknown

The Eye Of The Storm

Time To Find Me

All In The Same Night

What Truly Mattered

A Reality

Controls You

Things Unseen

About The Author

My World of Fears

As I sit here,

staring down at the keys.

I paint you a portrait,

of the visions I see.

The one’s that replay themselves,

inside my mind.

The images that haunt me,

I can’t leave behind.

The demons and angels,

all played their part well.

Inside my living nightmare.

My unwritten tale.

Take the journey with me,

tell me what you see.

Once you’ve retraced my footsteps.

Became me.

There are no once upon a time’s,

magical slippers or love’s first kiss.

Only instinct,

survival of the fittest.

Take my hand.

Taste my blood tears.

I welcome you into,

my world of fears.

The Night I Was Born

I believe it began,

back when I was three.

We were going to visit my grandparents,

my mother and me.

She was young, attractive,

so full of life.

Events yet to come,

forever changed our lives.

After a long day