A Few Words

By Angela Banks

Experience poetry as a way of life. Sometimes brief and often metaphorical, these poems are significant. Words that say what they really mean inspire hope, eliminates barriers commonly created by social differences, celebrates love, and embraces the pain that naturally comes with everyday living. This candid collection of poems will make you recall the beauty of thoughts that only poetry can provide.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Inspiring Voices
• Release date: Oct 8, 2012
• ISBN: 9781462403370

Angela Banks

Angela Banks is a writer for Examiner.com. Her poem “Scars of My Life” received an International Readers Association award. In conjunction with many successes includes a long career in the travel industry. A graduate of King’s College, she lives in Charlotte, NC.

Book preview

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LET THERE

BE LIGHT

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PART ONE

In the beginning was…

THE WORD.

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BEDTIME

I can’t close my eyes

This nightmare it keeps me awake

Sometimes it rains

Sometimes there are rays

From the sun

But every time

I’m too close

To the end

On the edge of the cliff

At the top of the mountain

So now I lay me down to sleep

If I close my eyes

I will die

Just before I wake

No soul

No maker

To keep

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BRING ON THE MAGIC

Magic is what happens

When there is no past or future

For now we can pretend

When I walk out

She doesn’t walk in

We can act like he wasn’t here last night

We can put on a show

And leave on the lights

Magic is what you get

When you’re too afraid to ask

We don’t owe each other anything

Because we know it won’t last

If magic is all you want

Then magic you shall have

Ta da!

The real magic is