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    This Fire Inside: Poems on Love and Life
    This Fire Inside: Poems on Love and Life
    This Fire Inside: Poems on Love and Life
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    This Fire Inside: Poems on Love and Life

    By Surayah White

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    A collection of observations, unexpected encounters and too often unspoken, yet universal experiences written in poetic verse. This work is separated into two sections: the first - On Love -  speaks to everyday occurrences: introductions, hurts, exchanges and unplanned rendezvous. The second - On Life -  speaks to pain, passion, pursuits and most importantly purpose (the fire inside).

    This is one woman's exploration of what it is to be imperfectly, yet beautifully human.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHidden Flame Press
    Release dateMay 27, 2016
    ISBN9781533782984
    This Fire Inside: Poems on Love and Life
    Author

    Surayah White

    I am an author, wife, daughter, sister, cousin who has recently gotten the good sense to start taking the many words,  phrases and ideas from my head and commit them onto paper in order to inspire others.  My first published work,  a collection of poems entitled THIS FIRE INSIDE, was recently released this year. I  will also be releasing two additional works later this year: a second poetry collection entitled JOURNEY PAST THE MOON as well as a non-fiction book entitled THE TEMPORARY WORKER'S GUIDE TO KEEPING YOUR SANITY IN THE WORKPLACE. I am absolutely thrilled that I get the opportunity to share my love of writing with the world, and I look forward to sharing it with you.

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      This Fire Inside - Surayah White

      THIS FIRE INSIDE

      Poems on Love and Life

      by

      Surayah White

      This Fire Inside: Poems of Love and Life

      By S.C. White

      Copyright © 2016 by Surayah C. White

      Published by Hidden Flame Press LLC

      www.hiddenflamepress.com

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any process-electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise-without prior written permission of the copyright owner, except for quotes utilized in book reviews. For permission and rights information, you may contact the author directly at hiddenflamepress@gmail.com or at www.hiddenflamepress.com

      First Edition.

      First Edition. Printed May 2016

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2016907047

      ISBN: 978-0-9975605-0-3 (eBook)

      ISBN: 978-0-9975605-1-0 (Paperback)

      Cover Design: Surayah C. White

      Cover Photograph: Surayah C. White

      Author Photograph: Surayah C. White

      Table of Contents

      Preface

      On Love

      Leap

      Pendulum

      Call of the Wind

      Journey to the New World

      Displacement

      Eclipsed

      Flirt

      Crush

      Virgin/Enter into the Dark

      Strike the Match

      First Person Encounter

      Witchcraft

      The Exchange

      Hunger Pangs

      Void

      40 Lashes

      Welcome Home

      Fast Forward

      Filthy Rich

      Apology

      Suspension

      Walking Papers

      Tired

      Enough

      Self-Love

      Lost and Found

      On Life

      Swaaay! (v 1)

      Swaaay! (v 2)

      How Sweet the Sound

      Tipping Point

      A Life in the Theatre. On Holy Ground.

      Flow

      The Answer

      Lights On!

      Frequencies and Vibrations

      The Calling

      Highway 55

      Griot – Richmond’s Finest

      Lessons from My Father

      A Long Walk

      Journey in Motion

      The Exit Sign

      This Christian’s Walk

      To the New Christian – A Word of Warning

      Pray

      It’s Morning Time

      Light a Fire

      Get in the Race!

      This Present Day

      Begin

      While it is Yet Day

      Also by Surayah C. White

      This is for those who refuse to quit.
      I salute you.

      Preface

      Love. Hurt. Pain. Anger. Loneliness. Hope. Newness. Purpose. Joy...all common inner human experiences that too often go unspoken. When I began this process, I had absolutely no idea where it was going to go. As I eventually stepped back and

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