It's All in Me

By Pedro S. Silva II

It’s All In
Me is a look into the body, mind, and soul of a Man who does not apologize for
his being.  In a world that focuses on
tolerance, the words in this compilation encourage acceptance of all ideas and
beliefs. However, this is not accomplished by taking any political or religious
stand, but simply by accepting that we are Man, monster, and miracle.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  All in One.

In this book, No-Man stands
before the judgment of the readers proclaiming, “You Can Handle class=GramE>The Truth!”  Every
thought in these poems is complete. As the reader takes in each poem, they will
question not only the author’s sense of reality, but they will question their
own.  They may even discover questions to
many of the answers they consider fact. 
But the real hope in this book is that they will take the opportunity to
declare, “I am a person physically, mentally, and spiritually. It is all in me
and I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: May 1, 2004
• ISBN: 9781418407896

Pedro S. Silva II

My name is Pedro Silva. I am a husband, a father, a minister, and a dreamer who writes. I have been writing almost as long as I have been reading. My fascination with words began with the realization that words can be used to create worlds. They can also be used to destroy them. They can be used to harm and they can be used to heal. This is the power that humans have been afforded. As a writer, I try to use my words responsibly. I don't take them for granted. My hope for my writing is that those who encounter it, will experience it as an invitation into a greater experience of who they are as multi-faceted beings. With this book of poetry, I explore the facets expressed as body, mind, and soul. Each poem is an opportunity for the reader to journey with me and to be a part of the creative process. As I see it, no piece of writing is complete until it is read by an open minded reader. If you come in contact with this book, I look forward to working with you. Peace, Pedro Silva

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It’s All In

Me

by

Pedro S. Silva II

writing as No-Man

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For my Wife,

You give me a place to be.

All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of Man. The general spread of the light of science (knowledge) has already laid open to every view the palpable truth that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred ready to ride them… These are grounds of hope for others. For ourselves, let the annual return of this day forever refresh our recollections of these rights, and an undiminished devotion to them.

-Thomas Jefferson

Independence Day

July 4, 1826

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART 1 THE BODY

THE MAN I AM

WE DIG IT

FAITH

JUDGE

AM I IN LOVE?

THE OLD CHIPPED BLOCK

THE LESSONS

QUESTIONING GOD

YOU MADE ME FEEL YOU

MY BOO

ALL THAT I NEED TO BE HERE

HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

SHARECROP CIRCLES

NEGRO ‘78

THEY CALL ME

TEMPTED IN EVERY WAY

WHAT I MEANT TO SAY

TO MY UNBORN BABY

THE WAR

IF I CASHED IN MY EXCUSES

FOR REAL

TWISTED

HIS WIFE FEELS LIKE…

HER HUSBAND FEELS LIKE…

SECOND TIME AROUND

WHY HERE?

LESSONS LEARNED

YOUR WAY OF HURTING ME

MY SURVIVAL SKILLS

DEATH TO MARTYRDOM

FOLLOW THE LEADER

I WOULD CHANGE IF…

FREE FREEDOM

IF I WERE A KID

A SIMPLE NO

WALKING SHOES

IF I COULD

LOVE FOR FREE

HELP YOURSELF

NEVER TRULY MINE

SMILING WITHOUT YOU

NO MATTER WHAT I SAY

NOW

WHEN YOU ASK ME I’LL SAY

WHEN LOOKING AT ME

MY MISTAKE

POINTLESS POEM

MAKING LOVE

IN YOUR FACE

THE GIFT OF SELFISHNESS

THE GAME

SPARE ME

I DON’T LOOK LIKE ME

I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU

EYE TO EYE

UNDERSTAND FOR ME

ONE WOMAN SHOW

THE ARGUMENT (TAKES ONE)

KING FOR A DAY

THURSDAY

REBEL IN THE MAKING

PART 2 THE MIND

NO – MAN

HIGH

WE(THE ONLY THING THAT’S REAL)

I DIED AGAIN

SPLIT PERSONALITY

BE OURSELVES

AS I SEE IT

AMNESIA ABOUT ME

KNOWLEDGE

A DREAM THAT CAN’T BE MINE

SUICIDE

BOOK OF LIFE

YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE

I HIDE

THE CLOCK

YEARS

IRONY OF OUR FOREFATHERS

THE WORD

ME, MYSELF, AND I

GIVE ME BACK MY IGNORANCE

NOT LIFE

YOU CAN’T USE THE SAME BRAIN TWICE

EGO’S WOES

RELIGION

SELFLESS PRAYER

KNOW GOD OR NO GOD

IN-FINISHED

SO FAR…

NO MATTER WHAT YOU SEE

OPPORTUNITY

WHAT I SAY

IT MAKES ME LAUGH

THE WHAT IF THAT CANNOT BE

MESSAGE IN A BODY

SELFISH

THE CENTER OF TIME

QUIET MIND

IF FREEDOM HAD A DOOR

CLASS IS OVER BUT I AM IN LOVE WITH MY TEACHER

CLOSE UP

BLACK IS BLACK

THE FACTOR

MY CONVERSION

HAPPINESS

A LANGUAGE FOR US

NOT WHAT I LOOK LIKE

THE LAST THING MY PAIN HAD TO SAY

YOU WIN

EVENTUALLY YOU MUST

YESTERDAY’S GONE

FOR PROTECTION I…

YOU, UNIVERSAL

I NEED TO BE PRESENT TO SEE THE FUTURE

PERCEPTION

HEAR ME

INHERITANCE OF FEAR

COMMUNICATIONS CHECK

THE ABREACTOR

SAFE INSIDE

MYSTERY RACE

LOVE IS FREE

GOOD MOURNING

FUTILITY

THE CHOICE

FOLLOW

HERE

LIFE AFTER BREATH

PART 3 THE SOUL

GOD’S PLAN

THE MIRROR (GOD’S IMAGE)

FROM TIME TO ETERNITY

EVERLASTING LIFE

THE ONE

WHO I AM IS A DREAMER

TO DREAM OF FOREVER

GOD WITHOUT MAN

THE SEER’S REALITY

FRIENDS AGAIN

PERFECT

AND THEN THERE WAS YOU…

MY POEM TO MY POEM

AS I LIVE AND BREATHE

LOST POEM

MISCONCEPTIONS

WHERE I AM

SISTER OUT OF NOWHERE

I AM, WE ARE, ME

ETERNAL BEAUTY

COMMON GROUND

LIGHT AND DARK

WHERE DID THIS POEM COME FROM

THE L’IL DEVIL INSIDE

ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER

THE MOMENT

THE POEM & ME

CONNECTED

SERENITY

LOVER’S PRAYER

A THOUGHT

DAYDREAM INSTEAD

ONE IS…

FACES OF GOD

A WORK OF HEART

PERFECT TO ME

WHY NOT

FORGIVENESS

WHEN I LET GO

I’M SO GRATEFUL

I MISS MY WIFE

THE HOME OF BEAUTIFUL

THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN

WHEN THE FUTURE BEGINS

FROM HEAVEN’S VIEW

GOD’S WAY

IF I WERE A SHADOW

SIMPLY PLATONIC

IN YOUR EYES

HIDING OUT BUT FOUND WITHIN

THE MORE I LEARN

RESURRECTIONS

YOU ALL CREATED ME

MY LIFE STORY

LORD’S PRAYER 2.0

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

INTRODUCTION

When I decided it was time to put this book together, even I did not know what to expect. This compilation of poetry, thoughts, and observations are the reflection of who I am—body, mind, and soul. But making this book available is not just for me, but for anyone who believes it is possible to have it All. I don’t mean to possess, but to experience life from the mental, physical, and spiritual perspectives, yet free from guilt.

It is written and it has been my experience that there is a time and a place for EVERYTHING under Heaven. No one can dictate for another his or her proper time and place to come into this knowledge, however I do believe that it is available to all. All one has to do is make that choice to say to themselves once and for all, It is Finished! I am that I am—whatever that may be. There is a time and a place for even me, and I believe that time is NOW!

We have bore the burden of guilt too long. We are not broken; we are a work in progress. We were not born to pay the debts of our fathers and mothers, but to build upon the foundations they have laid.

I learned a lot about myself in writing this book. It is my hope that those who find this work of heart will learn something in reading it or at a minimum question that which binds them. This book is presented in Love. May it be received is the same Light.

Pedro S. Silva II

PART 1

THE BODY

The Man I Am

I am the man society made

I had no choice in me

Your anger, your love, your joy, your frustration

Are all that I can be

I am a man without a Voice

All I say is what you need

Never able to speak for me,

Until all of us are freed

We Dig It

There’s something I feel I must say to you

Don’t get angry just because it’s true

This is something I feel I have to do

Now let me break it down for you

We dig it!

When we see those people with nothing to eat

Somehow it makes us feel more complete

So we dig it.

We see they’re so poor so we’re comparatively rich

But if it were not for them, there would be no rich

How would we know if we all had the same shit?

So we need the poor, ain’t that a bitch

Can you dig it?

Man, so and so’s kid is bad as hell

But it makes my kid comparatively well

So I dig it.

Now here is something else for you

Once again it’s extremely true

Someone has to be down

To look up to you

So thank God for losers because I’m one too

Can you dig it?

If it wasn’t for the darkness

Would there be light?

So thank God for the madness

Does that seem right?

This is something I won’t explain tonight.

But still we dig it.

Now there’s one more thing I have to say

None of you are wrong today

If it wasn’t to be, it wouldn’t be