Healing of a Divided Soul

By Thomas L. White III

There is a distinctive way each word earns its space in Thomas Whites first book of poetry and quotes, Healing of a Divided Soul. They fit accordingly after the mastermind of their structure. Giving you imagery in each piece, and taking you on a journey deep inside the soul of a man determined to overcome life difficulties through faith and commitment. Healing of a Divided Soul uniquely shares his story through poetry of living and escaping life on the bottom tier of the violent inner-city streets of Detroit.
We all understand how the word dysfunction has become synonymous to a world that knows normal is not a given. Though the past may be a part of who we are, we cant let it dictate the kind of person we want to become. Remember the heaviest chain we will ever wear is the chain that stops us from changing! For once your mind is free the rest will follow! Healing of a Divided Soul is sure to cleanse, restore, and bring the reader unprecedented wisdom from a Soul no more divided.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Feb 5, 2013
• ISBN: 9781481707176

Thomas L. White III

Written in an engaging style of poetry that touches the hunger in your belly and the desire in your heart, Healing of a Dividedsoul is sure to bring you to a place of deep soul searching and redemption. Thomas L. White III is a retired U.S. Navy veteran. Through his extensive travels, numerous public appearances, and social networking, he has become an example and inspiration to millions of readers. He lives in Jacksonville FL. with his wife Teresa.

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Published by AuthorHouse 2/7/2013

ISBN: 978-1-4817-0715-2 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4817-0716-9 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4817-0717-6 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2013900695

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Table of Contents

Intro

Reflecting Back

The Circle of Dust

Looking Back

Ask Yourself

Just the Other Day

Saving Grace

Be Still

Imagine Heaven

Recognize the Blessings

I Believe

To The Man Above

The Directions

The Great Debate

The Order

She’s the Eagle

You are a Mother

Heaven in a Hell Zone

She Never Knew

Dark Past

The Photo

Keep the faith

Love of Self

How Many Times

Grandma’s Words

L-O-V-E

One more chance

New Beginning

I Want to Hold Your Hand

Dreamland

Eyes of Delusion

Eyes of a Stranger

Black Queen

From the Outside Looking In

Message to Whitney

The Artist

Life of a Ghetto Child

Wrong Song

The High Price You Pay

Ice Cube

Divided Soul

Compromise

Two Communities

Blackness

Why I’m pissed

They ain’t Colorblind

You Don’t See Me

To Serve and Protect

In my neighborhood

Motherfucking Glock

Counter Punching Devil

This hell of a life

Ain’t no kids in the ghetto

Man Up

The Return of Black

A Message to Dad

Tears of a Dream

The Wrong Mentality

Project Reps

Anyone of you

Angels with Dirty Faces

Friendship Treason

Changing Time

Crossroads

He’s always on time

Where In Hell Do I Start

It ain’t no game

Night Life

Insight

Searching

Mental Battle Field

Journey

Nothing but the truth

Finding our way back

Today I’m Clowning

Visions

Likes and Dislikes of this world

History’s Mystery

Power of a thought

Love for life

What do we really know?

The Gift of Darkness

Loved One

Puppet Master

Time

Wake up Call

I pray

I am that I am

The importance of good research

Intro

Dedication 1

To all my family and friends I feel I know who you are, but you know who you are. I’d like to say thanks to all who didn’t turn their back when my world seemed under attack. At the top of that list will always be my God, He that saw the need to sit me down for a humbling journey into the depths of my soul. To my grandma Eula R.I.P. (you’ll always be #1 on my All Angel team). Mother Brenda and Father Thomas White R.I.P. Traveling our earthly journey together for such a short time taught me a lifetime of lessons no words could ever explain I’m so happy that for you there’s no more pain. Next will be the Five T’s Teresa, Thomas IV, Tiffany, Terrell, and Tatiana you all have kept me going with your own brand of love (Nothing like family). To my brothers and sisters (I love you all so hard). I’d like to thank my Pac man Uncle Larry and family for holding down so many roles in my life and the rest of my family for being the blessings you are. These are not all of my people just some of my closest ones that I’m proud to think of as personal friends. Special thanks go to Elise McClain R.I.P for always encouraging me to push the gift. To the Circle Reinardo Segars, Dedi Senior, and T-Light Hall, Stephen Lilly, Curtis Howard, Lena Bean J. Thomas, S.H. Marchand, Jannie Wilson, Donald Phillips and Trish Brown … Your confidence in my ability has been nothing short of amazing and our friendships priceless 1-Love. For anyone I’ve missed you all that know me know my love runs as deep as Gods oceans.

My journey in this life has been one of trials and tribulations and yet amazing. Though it’s taken me into places that I dare not wish any friend will ever have to go, and it has spiritually shown me places that I pray all friends must go. As I get older I understand why! I am just one of Gods’ soldiers with a message; built to deal with whatever I’ve had too, in hopes that other’s won’t have too. I embrace this battlefield only because I know God has equipped me with the armor to fight while on it. My comfort is in knowing that my time for resting in my Father’s house will be so much longer and more peaceful then my time on this battlefield!

-Thomas L. White III-

I may have started out like Black Cole but before it’s all over I will shine as one of the Brightest of Diamonds.

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Reflecting Back

My early childhood was spent surrounded by a very dysfunctional family on the lower eastside of Detroit, I tell my story through a lot of my poetry in order that others may understand how GOD can turn weeds into roses or what some may have considered yesterday’s garbage into today’s jewels. Make no mistake it has been a hard journey, but not one traveled alone, for every road I’ve traveled I’ve found traffic jams full of souls trying to make their way through. It seems as if at some point we all run into intersections in life where the traffic light seems broken…but based on GODS word the journey will never be more then we can handle…So get on with the journey, there’s nothing new, we might scar our knees sometimes but if we do our part… GOD will pull us through!

The things I think I know in this life lead me to believe of things in the afterlife, but at best it’s a belief, for all I truly know is WHAT and WHERE I am right now!

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The Circle of Dust

In the