Fingerprints

By Chantal Obasare

Everyone has a unique set of fingerprints that usually leaves behind an impression or mark on things. The mark that is left behind is sometimes used as evidence to tell a story for some unsolved mystery, which may ultimately lead to the discovery of the truth.

Fingerprints is a unique collection of poems that has left an impression on the minds and hearts of many. It attempts to find truth through the simple things. These words have left many asking questions, inspired some for the journey ahead and consoled others through difficult or perplexing times. Within Fingerprints is a vast spectrum of poems that span from, Skintimate moments, to the frustrating, Where was God outbursts, without forgetting that we are all here For the Children.

Some poems will speak more to certain readers than others, but bear in mind that every stanza of each poem echoes my cry in attempt to still a spiralling world as too quickly it fades away. It attempts to find the words to echo the pain, joy, emptiness, longing, destitution or dense sadness that sometimes clouds us up inside. These are words to be enjoyed and shared or even contested and challenged. My ultimate desire is that Fingerprints leaves an impression on you and also compels you to leave a mark of your own.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris UK
• Release date: Sep 21, 2010
• ISBN: 9781453553176

Chantal Obasare

Chantal was born in Lagos, Nigeria and grew up with her family in Kingston, Jamaica. She started writing at the age of 16, purely by chance like a slip of the finger. After reading a poem written by a friend, she became so inspired and expressed her new-born passion in the poem entitled “The Grand Climax”. This poem took readers on a rollercoaster of emotions and later propelled Chantal on a rollercoaster of her own. Soon enough, poetry began to consume hours of her day and shortly became a great part of her life. Through her words, it is evident that her heart has consumed her till it almost oozes through her fingertips. Chantal holds a BSc and an MSc in Actuarial Science and currently resides in England. She dreams of reaching the heights and depths of poetry, starting with this debut.

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Contents

1. The Grand Climax

2. I Do

3. No Joke

4. That Thing

5. Beyond the Veil

6. Paradox of Love

7. Skintimate

8. Somewhere . . .

9. It’s not you . . . it’s me

10. Sin-cerely

11. I was made for you

12. Simply Unfathomable

13. Jamaica: Land we love

14. Another time, another place

15. Rest In Peace

16. A little more and a little less

17. For the Children

18. A Certain Nothing

19. Missing

20. For the Unloved

21. Broken

22. The Only One

23. The Two Doors

24. Words of Solomon

25. Lost in the middle

26. Where was God

27. Lovely

28. Man without a face

29. Catch and Release

30. Lost and never found

31. What a friend

32. Come back to me

33. The Mother Half

34. All about you

35. Gone

36. My Precious

37. Beautiful One

38. Undo me

39. Sweet nothing

40. Awesome Wonder

41. Yours Truly

42. Pieces Of Me

Foreword

Everyone has a unique set of fingerprints that usually leave behind an impression or mark on things. The mark that is left behind is sometimes used as evidence to tell a story for some unsolved mystery, which may ultimately lead to the discovery of the truth.

The poetry within Fingerprints is a unique collection that has left an impression on the minds and hearts of many. It attempts to find truth through the simple things. These words have left many asking questions, inspired some for the journey ahead and consoled others through difficult or perplexing times. Within Fingerprints is a vast spectrum of poems that span from, Skintimate moments, to the frustrating, Where was God? questionable times, without forgetting that we are all here, For the Children.

Some poems will speak more to certain readers than others, but bear in mind that every stanza of each poem echoes the voice of the poet, in an attempt to still a spiralling world as too quickly it fades away. It attempts to find the words to echo the pain, joy, emptiness, longing, destitution or dense sadness that sometimes clouds us up inside. These are words to be enjoyed and shared or even contested and challenged. The poet’s ultimate desire is that Fingerprints, which is now in your hands, leaves an impression on you and also compels you to