Reflections of Love and Life Through the Eyes of a Woman

By Shonna West

This incredible book of poetry tells stries of life and love. Many women, young and old face the same challenges talked about by the author. It has many poems of relationships, motherhood, marriage, heartbreak and much more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Aug 25, 2011
• ISBN: 9781463427504

Shonna West

Shonna West is a native of New Orleans. She is a licensed cosmetologist and a full time student who loves to write poetry in her spare time. She was inspired to write her first poetry book in 2011 titled Reflections of Love and Life Through The Eyes of A Woman. Seven years later she was inspired to write her second book in hopes of inspiring everyone who reads it.

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© 2011 by Shonna West. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

First published by AuthorHouse 08/12/2011

ISBN: 978-1-4634-2751-1 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4634-2750-4 (ebk)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2011914552

Printed in the United States of America

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Contents

Your Love

Your Lies

Who Am I?

When It Rains

When A Woman Knows

When A Woman Knows

Wake Up

True Love

Timeless Love

Thicker Than Water

The Motions

The Little Things

Thank You

I’m So High

She Prayed

See Me Cry

Secret’s Out

Reflection

Queen

Be Careful

Beauty Runs Deep

Behind Closed Doors

Alone Time

Baby Girl

A Woman

A Friend’s Promise

Back And Forth

Broken Heart

On This Day

On My Own

Obstacles

My Caregiving Hands

Misunderstood

Missing You

Love Song

Love Or Lust

Little Girl Lost

Life’s Plan

Imagine

If Tomorrow Never ComeS

If I Was A Novel

I Wish

I Love Being Me

I Am Free

I Am A Poet

His Tears

He Is Mine, I Am His

He Is

Grow Up

Endurance

Get Out

Grandma’s Love

Daddy’s Girl

Day-Dreamin

Determination

Can’t Take From Me

Disturbing Behavior

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER BEEN IN MY LIFE. YOU WERE ALL THERE FOR A REASON EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT HERE NOW. REMEMBER THAT LIFE IS AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY AND IF YOU DON’T JOIN THE RIDE EVERYONE AROUND YOU WILL PASS YOU BY. BE BLESSED

Your Love

To me it’s like a breath of fresh air, without it I cannot breathe

With it I could be me and I was okay with who I was

It fulfilled me

Made me whole, grabbed my soul, it made me want no one but it

I can finally go without tears for it

But the feelings I have for it is, and will not die

For it is a part of who I have become

In my dreams, I am constantly searching for it

I don’t know why, but it is something I need

And it seems everything I try will not keep it from my mind

It is because it was the perfect fit for me

It cannot be replaced and it is why if I can’t have it

I would rather do without…

And it is your love

THIS POEM WAS WRITTEN BY: NIKIA WEST

NOT ONLY MY SISTER, BUT ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS

Your Lies

Your motives are unknown, yet you have many believers

But underneath the surface you’re an evil deceiver

Far from the truth

Don’t know what world you live in

Your constant lies offend me, simply has my head spinning

Misinterpretations, falsifications, wrong information, and misrepresentation

You lie with no hesitation with your shallow conversation

Got a big imagination, but it’s all a fabrication

Trying to remain a mystery

So you conceal all your history, by lying and lying consistently

It doesn’t make any sense to me

Does the truth hurt you too bad?

Does it cause you too much pain?

Are