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    Love, Lost, Torn: Prose from a meloncholy heart
    Love, Lost, Torn: Prose from a meloncholy heart
    Love, Lost, Torn: Prose from a meloncholy heart
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    Love, Lost, Torn: Prose from a meloncholy heart

    By J.D. Johnson

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    This chapbook of poetry contains 38 original poems written by the author as he struggled with depression, starting in his teenage years and moving into his twenties. The chapbook's poems are organized to represent the author's transitions through depression, love, and acceptance of his melancholy feelings. In addition 25% of the royalties will be donated to the charity "To Write Love On Her Arms", an organization that assists individuals dealing with depression and anxiety.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ.D. Johnson
    Release dateAug 19, 2016
    ISBN9781370673087
    Love, Lost, Torn: Prose from a meloncholy heart
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    J.D. Johnson

    J.D. Johnson is a 2015 graduate of Arizona State University with a Bachelors of Science in Sociology and a minor in Religious Study. In his spare time he enjoys reading multiple types of genres, watching movies, painting miniatures, playing World of Warcraft and is an avid role player of table top RPGs.J.D. Johnson is the driving force behind The Onis lair eBook publishing, originally intended for self publishing of his eBooks. The Onis Lair has been the online moniker for J.D. Johnson on various forums since 2000 and was the obvious name for eBook self publishing.

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      Love, Lost, Torn - J.D. Johnson

      Copyright

      This book is copyright © 2015 by J.D. Johnson

      All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      Published by The Oni’s Lair

      http://onislair.wix.com/jdjohnson

      Follow the author’s updates at;

      Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theonislair7

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      Author website - http://onislair.wix.com/jdjohnson

      Cover photo: CCO Public Domain, uploaded by GLady

      TWLOHA and the TWLOHA logo are © of To Write Love on Her Arms

      Table of Contents

      Copyright 1

      Dedication 4

      A Leopard’s Spots 5

      Tart 6

      Bleed This Rose 7

      Fallen 9

      Bittersweet Memory 10

      The Devil’s Rose 11

      Oh Bloody Rose 12

      Silver Light 13

      Leave Me Not 14

      If Angels Cry 15

      Lynn 16

      The Amethyst Rose 17

      Tina 18

      A Rose Most Tender 19

      Liebaber 20

      Hell Kitty 21

      Terah 22

      Lover’s Red 23

      Love, Lost, Torn 24

      Tortured Screams 25

      Soul 27

      Sorrow's Black Light 28

      Glitter Light 30

      Love's Way 31

      Twisted 32

      Weary of Life 33

      Deep Port 34

      Sleeping Djinns 35

      Ghost 36

      Hard Won 37

      Cling 38

      Immortal Rain 39

      Seven Stars of Elven Old 40

      Phantom Twilight 41

      The Land of Shadows 43

      The Dryad's Dark Magic 44

      Transition’s Garden 46

      Snapshots through Time 47

      Author’s Note 48

      Dedication

      For Heather,

      Who always stuck by me and encouraged all of my ideas, both good and bad. You shall forever be my Lovers Red.

      A Leopard’s Spots

      I walk and yet I see no dawn for me,

      How I doth bleed into this bow before me.

      Like all men and women I bleed, red as roses,

      Red the color of love, red as spilled blood.

      Softly I sigh into the forlorn wind,

      Memories carried away on a tear stained breeze.

      Softly whispering stories of a past love,

      Left bleeding into this

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