Heartstrings

By Ashly E. Smith

What are heartstrings? They are simply nerves that sustain the heart. When these heartstrings are pulled, they cause us to feel the deepest emotions of love, happiness, and sadness. With her third poetry collection, Heartstrings, Ashly E. Smith expresses ways to cope when unexpected heartstring tugging occurs.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ashly E. Smith
• Release date: Apr 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005909239

Ashly E. Smith

Ashly E. Smith is a writer and poet from Baltimore, Maryland. As a graduate of the Broadcasting Institute of Maryland, Ashford University, and Stevenson University, Ashly is also a member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and the Academy of American Poets. A regular contributor to various publications, Ashly thoroughly enjoys sharing her craft with the masses.

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Heartstrings

Ashly E. Smith

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Heartstrings

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Seed of Hope

Pain to Purpose

Outside

Invisible Scars

Distant Rainbows

Glimpse of Paradise

Saturn

Middle of the Night

Water

Fourth Wall

Bitter Pill

False Prophet

There

Hidden Agenda

Moral Compass

Transparency

Soul Expression

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. - Proverbs 4:23–27

In common knowledge, a heartstring is a nerve that is believed to sustain the heart. Metaphorically, when something or someone pulls our heartstrings, it means that these things cause us to feel the deepest emotions, whether they exude love,