Life’S Passions

By Lori Maurizi

In Lifes Passions, Lori Maurizi presents a poetry collection consisting of her lifes work to date. Her poetry, stemming from her own experiences and springing from her heart and her empathy, traces a journey through lifes many ups and downs. Her work addresses many of todays issues, ranging from love, heartbreak, and abuse to addiction and the eventual search for tranquility. This is an emotional journey through lifes passions. From the innocence of childhood to the pain of unexpected tragedy, the emotions of a life are exposed and explored in this heartfelt poetry collection.

Today I Heard a Story

Today I heard a story
a story of the bittersweet
a heart in need of mending
it began with a sad truth
a tale of neglect
how the opening chapter
broke my heart
I could have wept
instead with that
solemn feeling I chose to rewrite
the next chapter
verse by verse
to enchant you
with a new story
to tell
about what you are truly worth
the nurturing that should have been
hugs and kisses
all that is sweet
today I changed a story
a story of woe
to a story everyone should expect

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Jun 30, 2011
• ISBN: 9781426968501

Lori Maurizi

Lori Maurizi has been writing poetry for over twenty years and has been published previously. She currently resides in California with her two cats.

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© Copyright 2010, 2011 Lori Maurizi.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written prior permission of the author.

Printed in the United States of America.

ISBN: 978-1-4269-6848-8 (sc)

isbn: 978-1-4269-6849-5 (hc)

isbn: 978-1-4269-6850-1 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2011908968

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Contents

About The Author

Acknowledgements

Today I Heard A Story

A Thought Process

Again She Writes

Gazing Into Your Eyes

Adorable

Invisible Chains

Before The Scars

A Fallen Grandpa

Hidden Child

A Touch of Salt

Denial

A Wallflower

Persistent Pain

Knowledge

Acting As If

Silent Angel

Healing

Presence

Accepted

Why….

Intimate Strangers

An Instant

Known the Passion

Nature’s Beauty

Drifting

Imagine If You Will

Enchanted Hearts

A Song for You

Reflected In Your Eyes

Questioning

The Time Has Come

Silence of Night

Life’s Irony

Love-vs-Mind-vs-Soul

Through Those Eyes

Surf

Poem #50

Ugly Ass Bird

Capturing Nature

As Life Passes By

If We Could Only See

Passion

So Many of Me

My Lovable Feet

Spiritual Crash Dummies

Challenging the Great Sea

Parallels

Aw Hell

Damn The Emotional Runner

Deceitful Little Wench

Charlatan

Fake Friends

Injustice

Ego’s Mouth

Loaded Finger

Hey Man

Judge’s Gavel

Control Freak

My Name Is

Unseen Madness

One May Choose Death

So You’re Gone Now

Bring You Back

I Miss You

Calling to Me

Lost Smile

The Kiss

Moments

Wanting

Tho’ I Have No Right

The Perfect Storm

Sadly Saying Goodbye

Knowing It Would Last

Continuous Broken Hearts

Sharing

Standing Love

Parting Lovers

Letting Go

Teacher

I Have

Sweet Spirit

Emotion Ocean

Peace in the Silence

Unanswered Calling

Mysterious

Passion Hearted

I Am the American Flag

Shades of Gray

Fight

Intentions

Oh Just Go Away

The Why of It

Unpainted Picture

Human

Healed and Gone

Stunned

Love Mistaken

Oh, Such A Marvelous Gift

Pondering

I Want

Urgency

Mental Seduction

All of my…

Toxic Beauty

Thrasher

Used

My Heart I Gave To You

Tender Words

Upon That Dreadful Night

I Am So Very Sorry For…

If

Misery

Silent Death

Someone Cares

I Care

Once Is No Longer Enough

Exploding Heart

Without Words

Whatever It Takes

In You

Cyclonic

Lasting Devotion

Unwanted Flowing Love

Twilight Love

Tenderly Drifting Back

Paths Grow Apart

If There Is….

The Crash of Addiction

Sacred Theft

Screaming

Sweet Orgasmic Fight

Give In

Half

Without the Mask

The Curse of Woman

Wow

You Will Fall

Your First Love

Your Truth

The Trade Off

Empty

Returning

And God Patiently Waits

About The Author

Lori Maurizi has been writing poetry for over twenty years and has been published locally as well as by Noble House. She resides in California and says of herself, I think of myself as a simple person that sees life differently. I strive to lead by example, to do the best I can and treat people the way I would like to be treated. We are all in the process of learning and I am no better or worse than anyone else. My belief is that we truly only leave one thing when our time on earth is finished and that is our reputation. If you are a good hearted person, that’s what will be remembered and the same goes for any other character trait. In the end, it really doesn’t matter how much you have or don’t have, the way you’ve lived your life is how you are remembered.

About my book:

I have put my heart into these pages. Some of my poetry is personal in the way of what I have lived, yet some is from empathy for others. At any length, I can only hope that maybe one line of one poem will touch one heart and make a positive difference. If that should actually happen, a single smile on someone’s face that was having a hard time, then all of my