Ctrl-Alt-Delete

By Shannon D. Maura

In this book Ctrl-Alt-Delete, Shannon Maura includes 32 poems that reflect scenarios that have impacted his life. He digs deep to reveal pain, love, and betrayal. He provides you with a front row seat to him tackling common hur

• Language: English
• Publisher: Palmetto Publishing
• Release date: Mar 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9781649906830

Book preview

Poetry

I told her I was into poetry and she said so am I.

I was taken back at first.

I hesitated, but I asked if she could share a couple lines.

I don’t know if you express the same feelings as mine, but I write when I can’t verbally express the feelings I keep inside.

Unbalanced on how the pen gives me balance, in a way that allows me to vocalize the feelings I keep confined.

I write about things that are never spoken.

Like how I wish I could rewind time to hear my brothers voice again.

Or how sometimes I feel like I have some demons deep down within.

I know this is new to us, but I never want to leave you in the blind.

I know myself better than mind, body, and soul.

I keep a lot of emotions pent in.

And without this pen,

I tend to implode into a deep hole of emotions one can call depression.

I just hope I haven’t given you the wrong impression.

Message To My Son

Life is Beautiful.

And dreams make it more meaningful.

I couldn’t dream of anything that makes my heart full, but when I see you I see me and there’s no feeling