Expressions A Collection of Poetry: Express Yourself Series, #1

By Traci Michelle

 Through Expressions: A Collection of Poetry (Express Yourself Series Book 1), I inspire to give hope, love, and encouragement by expressing my direct and indirect life experiences in hopes that sharing my testimony through the art of poetry will be a blessing to others. These poems are filled with a bit of sadness, a spark of joy, a few giggles of laughter, and a special touch of scriptures. Because I'm an advocate for battered women, I express a great emphasis on Domestic Violence, because I too am a Survivor! 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Traci Michelle
• Release date: Aug 6, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393579168

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Expressions

A Collection of Poetry

(Express Yourself Series Book 1)

Expressions

A Collection of Poetry

(Express Yourself Series Book 1)

By Traci Michelle

Copyright © 2020 Traci Michelle

Copyright © 2020 Cover Art by Traci Michelle

All rights reserved.

This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Names, characters, and places are products of the author’s imagination

Kindle Edition: First printing edition: 2016, 2019

ISBN 10: 1530961211 ISBN-13: 978-1530961214

First printing edition: 2020

ISBN:9781393579168

Printed in the United States of America.

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Dedicated to every woman experiencing life challenges and struggles to walk with her head held high.  ​

God is with you.

~Traci Michelle

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.".

Joshua 1:9(NKJV)

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

~Maya Angelou

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight,

O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Psalm 19:14 (ESV)

Table of Contents

A Friend Indeed

A Walk Along the Beach Along the Beach

Advice from A King to His Son

All Closed Eyes Ain't Sleep

Angel

Aren't We All Americans?

Being Yourself

Behind Closed Doors

Being Me

Birds of A Feather Don't Always Flock Together

Birth of a Child

Bullies

Beautiful Butterfly

Confusion

Destination

Dream

Earth Angels

Every Woman Has a Story

Everything About You

Forgiveness

Ghetto Love Letter

Girlfriends

Grandmother

Guilty Pleasures

Holiday Blues

Honey Child

Hypnotized

In the Shadows

Kem Songs

Lies

Life

Lips That Lie

Lord It's Me Again

Lost My Way

Love

Material Girl

Me, Myself And I

Mirror, Mirror

Mother

Music

My Past, My Future

Myself

North Star

Old Love

On My Lips

Only

Pain

Peace

Perfect

Poetry

Purple Tears

Respect

Single Mother

Tears of Purple

Thanking God

The Key

The New Year

Tired of You

To Procrastinate

To Whom It May Concern

United States Army

Waiting

We

When God Calls

When Tragedy Strikes

Willa Mae

Winning When They're Losing

Woman

Wonderful Friend of Mine

Would You Say a Slave Was a Hero?

You

You & The Moonlight

You &Your Life

Your Abstract Art

Your Blessings

About the Author

Contact Information

Book Coming Soon

Acknowledgements

I thank God for blessing me with a vivid imagination. My ingenuity has allowed me to express my artistry through art, creative writing and poetry.

I also want to thank my mother Lois Lipkins for being an inspiration and my biggest supporter.

~Traci Michelle

That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

Colossians 2:2(KJV)

A Friend Indeed

Many friends have come and gone,

but you were always there

​Over fifty years of friendship is what we've shared

Every moment spent with you, has great meaning to me

From hanging out, to fishing, to grabbing a bite to eat ​

A true friend indeed, is what I plea!

Reminiscing all the way back to the