A Dream Realized

By Alexandria Johnson

A Dream Realized is a collection of poetry that has been written based on experiences in my life and topics that I have strong feelings about. Included are a variety of genres that are written in such a manner so that the poems can be personally relatable.

At the beginning of this writing journey, there have been certain individuals that have shaped and impacted my style of writing. I am able to express a wide range of emotions in A Dream Realized due to these important and positive relationships. In this collection, the intent is for at least one poem to ring with realism to a situation that one might have encountered on their walk through this life.

The ultimate goal of A Dream Realized is to share my words with the world and if only one person is touched by what I share, then I will have achieved what I set out to do. Poetry is my release when confronted with obstacles in my life whether they are pleasant or not. A Dream Realized is the product of this emotional release.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Oct 21, 2013
• ISBN: 9781491710357

Alexandria Johnson

Alexandria Johnson is an avid reader and skilled writer, who has been putting pen to paper with her poetry since elementary school. Writing is not just a hobby for her, it is a passion. She loves the end result, which is always a job well done. Alexandria lives in Jacksonville, Florida.

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A Dream Realized

ALEXANDRIA JOHNSON

iUniverse LLC

Bloomington

A Dream Realized

Copyright © 2013 by Alexandria Johnson.

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ISBN: 978-1-4917-1034-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4917-1035-7 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2013918336

iUniverse rev. date: 10/14/2013

Contents

Expressions for Loved Ones

Through Our Tears

Countless Things

The Deeds of a Man

A Short Poem for Shirley

To Jamia

Questions About…

What? Why? Who?

Hurt from Up Close but Moving Ahead

Life… . People

Red Light! Green Light!

Within Me

Friends

Nameless

I Give, I Give, I Give

The Friendships of Yesterday

Love Found and Love Lost

Just Us

The Relationship

I Don’t Know

Confusion

Guardian Angel

Truly Amazing

Just Love

Windows to Your Soul

My Desire for You

Spiteful

A Brief Look Into Me

The Day That Changed My Life (true story)

Uncertain Pain

The Blueprint of Me

This book is dedicated to my late Great-Grandmother Letha Robinson-Pinkney who gave me hugs, words of encouragement, smiles, and candy money during all the years that she was in my life. She was a special lady that I hold near and dear to my heart!

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on.

~Philippians 3:12 KJV

A Dream Realized

When I first began to write I was in elementary school. I knew that I was smart but at the time I just loved to write. But as I grew older, I recognized my skillful writing could be used to help me or make others smile. So I kept writing for myself and at the request of others. Anytime that I put pen to paper, I wrote about whatever I may have been going through in my life at the time.

My inspiration was just about anything. If somebody hurt my feelings, I wrote about it. If I was happy, I jotted my feelings down. When I first toyed with the idea of writing a book, I never pursued it because I felt like no one wanted to read my words. Yet, as