A Different Point of View

By Gregory Hightower

This book of poetry touches all aspects of life that most people are going through; there are a lot of hidden messages and play on words. Every poem rhymes, they have a bit of irony in them; some will put a smile on your face, while others put tears in your eyes. This book is for the open-minded, and those who are subject to change. The goal is

• Language: English
• Publisher: GoldTouch Press, LLC
• Release date: Nov 4, 2019
• ISBN: 9781951461218

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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A Different

Point of View

Gregory Hightower

Copyright © 2019 by Gregory Hightower.

Cover Design: Gregory Hightower

First Printing: 2016

Library of Congress Control Number:       2019915903

Paperback:    978-1-951461-20-1

eBook:             978-1-951461-21-8

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Printed in the United States of America

Dedicated to Junko Hightower

A tigress no matter what. . .

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"You’ll meet people from different walks of life

but still on common ground" – Gregory Hightower

Contents

Chapter 1

The Value

This World

Attachment

Forgiveness

Family Or Foes

Don’t Be

American

Chapter 2

Change

Religion

Love

Accompanied By Anger

I Hate

One-Sided

Life

Chapter 3

I Was Taught

A Better Man

My Brother

A Good Woman

Something Different

Be Happy

Letting Go

Chapter 4

Thick Skin

Moving On

Compromise

Why I Cheated

Everybody Lies

That’s Funny

My Mother

Chapter 5

Not Being Understood

Something The Eyes Can’t See

Social Media Impact

Too Proud

A Positive Person

Technological Takeover

The Psychology Of Society

Chapter 6

The N Word

Ridiculousness In Racism

The Power Of Money

Traveling Is Good Treatment

Living Inside A Box

Hard To Be Beautiful

Chapter 7

Being Overprotective

We Don’t Want A War

Alcohol Intake

Karma

A Broken Home

Alone In Death

Love For Music

Chapter 1

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The Value

There’s a lot of significance placed upon a child’s birth

It seems we tend to forget or overlook that person’s worth

Everyone was brought to the Earth as seeds that were planted

Some of us are incapable of that which gets taken for granted

People don’t last forever, the clock started as soon as we entered the womb

And you should assume anyone’s life at any moment can end up in a tomb

The most recent words and encounter with a person may be the very last

You can’t change the past or place a broken heart into a plaster cast

Imagine the person you love just disappears tomorrow

You’ll feel hollow and look for a good place to wallow

Human relations isn’t my profession so this is entirely at your discretion

My suggestion is that you view everyone as your most prized possession

You can’t put a price on a human being because we’re priceless

But you can set them on a pedestal and call them your highness

You don’t have to be an expert to cherish, it’s okay to be a novice

Every moment matters because death will surely fulfill its promise

This should be carried out every day from sunrise to sunset like Ramadan

The task is simple and not exhausting compared to running a marathon

When you drive down memory lane I hope you avoid an awful avenue

Remember to value others in the same way you want them to value you

This World

This world is orchestrated for me to lose

It focuses on bad rather than good news

It has helped me see things with more than just my eyes

And over time made human nature not come as a surprise

This world tries to program you to follow a specific route

Like a parent raising their child, you know what I’m talking about

They want you to do this and that or get beat like its boxing bout

Don’t pout because