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    Of Masks and Tears
    Of Masks and Tears
    Of Masks and Tears
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    Of Masks and Tears

    By Jacob Taylor

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    Of Masks and Tears is the debut poetry collection by Jacob Taylor. In it he explores the emotional journey of youth in an intimate visceral way. Within you will find poems of abject depression followed by the song of the phoenix rising from the ashes of despair. Each poem is a snapshot in time, a memorial to the emotion each experience represents and the honest attempt to see the world through hopeful eyes.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJacob Taylor
    Release dateMar 26, 2015
    ISBN9781310908231
    Of Masks and Tears
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    Jacob Taylor

    I am a jack of all trades. I work as a curriculum designer but started in the food industry, moved to tutoring and then pest control. This carries over into my writing as poems about everything and anything from arthritis to the spider I killed in a grumpy man's basement. Overall I try to live life to the fullest, giving everything and everyone a chance.

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      Of Masks and Tears - Jacob Taylor

      Masks and Tears

      by Jacob Taylor

      Smashwords Edition 2015

      Copyright 2015 Jacob Taylor

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this ebook. This book remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be redistributed to others for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy from their favorite authorized retailer. Thank you for your support.

      Table of Contents

      Forward

      Porcelain

      Floors

      Held

      Sea Speaks

      The Heart She Hid

      Feeling

      Street Talk

      Stones of Offense

      A Soldier’s Christmas

      Left Alone

      Desired

      Jigsaw Me

      Vision Quest

      Masks

      Box

      What of Love?

      Defeated

      Unmentionables

      Gifts

      You Don’t Know

      About Me

      Forward

      Growing up I was often told I should write a journal. I started many times but usually only got a week or so in

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