May I Ask You Some Questions?

By Gregory Hightower

… Is it too late to try or are you a bird that’s still waiting to fly? Are you finally your ally or still an enemy you can’t identify? Why can’t your dreams become a part of your reality? Do you see your potential or only a technicality? In a collection of thoughtful questions presented as rhyming poetry, Gregory Hightower challenges others to contemplate their lives in the past, present, and future, and instigate positive change in the process. Hightower, a military veteran who has been writing poems for years, relies on his own life experiences to formulate poetic questions that encourage self-reflection about the pursuit of dreams, points of view, personal happiness, authentic friendships, character and attitude, superficial behaviors, physical abuse, and bullies. In this unique collection of verse, an American poet offers introspective questions that invite others to explore the meaning behind their lives and look deep into their conscience for the answers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
• Release date: Dec 10, 2018
• ISBN: 9781483494432

Gregory Hightower

Gregory Hightower started writing poems at the age of eighteen. He enjoyed writing topics that are considered taboo in society. A former Marine from Chicago, Illinois, who loves standup poetry events, and likes to go against the grain with many things in his life. If you shouldn't talk about it then he'll be sure to do the direct opposite, if appropriate.

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MAY I ASK YOU

SOME QUESTIONS?

GREGORY HIGHTOWER

Copyright © 2018 Gregory Hightower.

Cover Design: Tina Bijelić

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ISBN: 978-1-4834-9444-9 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4834-9443-2 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018914076

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Lulu Publishing Services rev. date: 12/05/2018

Dedicated

to my father

Gregory James Hightower Sr.

1963-2013

and my inviolable cousin

Alexandria Cornell Morgan

1986-2016

"Realizing how our souls connect- that’s

the only thing that matters" – Eben Alexander, M.D.

CHAPTER 1

MAY I GET PERSONAL WITH YOU?

Dreams

Do you have any dreams that you didn’t eagerly pursue?

Did you make any attempts but didn’t follow them through?

Was your mind filled with doubt and then mentally defeated?

Do you think it would’ve worked if you were a little conceited?

Do you realize that you were the only person in your way?

Are your dreams gone forever or cached into a dossier?

How often do you yearn for these dreams of yours?

Do you ever plan to see what’s behind these doors?

Is it too late to try or are you a bird that’s still waiting to fly?

Are you finally your ally or still an enemy you can’t identify?

Why can’t your dreams become a part of your reality?

Do you see your potential or only a technicality?

When will you get the message or do you need a dispatcher?

Should all dreams remain captured inside of a dreamcatcher?

Could those dreams be something more that you’re not seeing?

What if there’s more meaning to nighttime and daydreaming?

Can you think of anyone successful that decided to quit?

Why can’t you just commit and see how far you will get?

Why settle for less if you can invest time into an easy conquest?

What if you’re the best and this happens to be a treasure chest?

Point of View

What do you believe in and what’s your standpoint?

Could any of your beliefs be twisted like a knee joint?

Are you able to wrap your head around something that’s wrong?