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    Twenty Nine
    Twenty Nine
    Twenty Nine
    Ebook53 pages18 minutes

    Twenty Nine

    By Brittney Reel

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    Brittney celebrates her twenty-ninth birthday by releasing twenty-nine poems that takes us to love, to cynicism, and back to love.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateMay 17, 2017
    ISBN9781365972614
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      Book preview

      Twenty Nine - Brittney Reel

      Twenty Nine

      XXIX

      Written By: Brittney Reel

      ISBN: 978-1-365-97261-4

      All Rights Reserved. All poetry written by Brittney Reel.

      Poems are listed as well by Tupac Shakur, Maya Angelou, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

      Introduction

      According to affinitynumerology.com, the number twenty-nine is highly relationship oriented. This number represents relationships, teamwork, compassion, companionship, and diplomacy.

      Sometimes I write poetry. Well to be honest, I write poetry all the time. It’s not like sitting down to write anything else. I can only do it when inspired and I’m super shy to share for the most part. Until now. It’s my birthday and sharing poetry is on my ‘before thirty’ bucket list. So here it is. Take a trip to love, cynicism, and back to love with me.

      Dedication

      This one is to me.

      Truth

      The time has drawn nigh

      as the night skies has given way

      to the sun's incline.

      For it is certain that within

      these rays

      lies, to some, the unfavorable exaggeration.

      But to others, the blessed truth

      that redeems us all to glory.

      Should grace abandon me...

      Should mercy forsake me...

      Should justice serve me...

      I shall willow away

      as the autumn leaf

      that has been defeated

      by the summer's heat.

      I shall bewitch myself

      out of man's sight

      and live comfortably in

      invisibility.

      Truth...

      This is truth...

      I reason with myself

      to forget truth

      but truth always wins.

      For in the truth

      is my life...

      my redemption...

      my humanity...

      In the truth

      is my salvation.

      I am nothing.

      Just a sinner

      gifted with grace

      presented with mercy.

      Alas, the truth.

      I sing.

      Not for mere use of talent.

      Not for attention,

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