Pieces of Me

By Chaquon Polanco

Pieces of Me is a collection of poems that gives you an instant personal connection with the author. It takes you on an emotional journey of experiences weve all had at one time in our lives. Every poem is a personal piece of Chaquon that she has handpicked from her collection. Her emotions are tangible as she bares pieces of her soul. Her use of words and the subject matter she writes about will keep you captivated as you experience her highs and lows and her joys and sorrows.

Each poem has been inspired by an experience in Chaquons lifeexperiences of love, friendship, great joys, heartbreaking loss, and life in general. This is why the title is so fitting. She is sharing pieces of herself with the world.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jul 20, 2017
• ISBN: 9781543429633

Chaquon Polanco

Chaquon Polanco is married with four children. She was born and raised in the Bronx, NY and has been writing poetry since she was in elementary school. Poetry runs in Chaquon’s family, her mother writes poetry too. Chaquon has the unique ability to write about almost anything that inspires her, even if it’s not her own experience. Chaquon received her Undergraduate and Master’s Degrees from Hunter College. She currently works full-time at Hunter College. Chaquon has always loved to write. She has written several children’s books and is in the process of writing two novels. Her family has always been a great source of support and encouragement. Their strength and encouragement motivate her to fulfill her dreams and make new dreams everyday!

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Pieces of Me

Chaquon Polanco

Copyright © 2017 by Chaquon Polanco.

Library of Congress Control Number:             2017909294

ISBN:                     Hardcover                             978-1-5434-2965-7

                               Softcover                               978-1-5434-2964-0

                               eBook                                     978-1-5434-2963-3

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I want to thank my family for always believing in me and encouraging me and pushing me to follow my dreams.

Thank you mom for always telling me how good my poetry is and always believing in my success. Thank you dad for showing me that falling down doesn’t mean failure. I want to thank you both for your unconditional love and for always having faith in me.

I want to thank my sisters for always inspiring me and encouraging me. For always having confidence and faith in my art and in me.

I want to thank my children for always believing in me and inspiring me to always do my best.

Thank you to my husband for encouraging me, inspiring me, pushing and never giving me up on me. Thank you baby for supporting my dreams, for believing in me.

I wish my grandparents’ were here to see this body of work, I thank them for the values they taught me and the unconditional love they gave me.

I want to give a special thanks to my cousin, Akira Bennett, thank you for inspiring me to publish, for encouraging me and advising me on this journey.

Contents

PART 1- A

Letter to Lost Lover

Complete

Forever

Once In A Lifetime

Unfinished

Unfaithful

Inspire

Slip Away

Choices

Remind Me

Where I Needed To Be

PART 1-B

Little Girl Dream

I’ll Try

I Can’t…

How Love Went Wrong

The Good In Me

Leftover Love

In Her Shoes

Hurts So Bad

A Dream Deferred

PART 2

Flow

Junkie Life

Birds Sing in the Ghetto

If They Could Talk

Remembering the South Bronx

After the Rain

PART- 3

Who Are You…?

Untitled

Rejection

The Measure of a Man

Letter to My Mother

Little Brother

All I Ever Wanted

Hopeful

Shades of You

PART- 4

I Promise

God’s Gift

Miracle

A Mother’s Apology

Only Men Can Raise Men

The Lucky One

PART- 5

Someone Said…

God Is…

God is Not Through With Me

Right On Time

Testimony

In Your Name

PART- 6

Africa

My Color

Simple Statement

Without A Name

I Am Latina

Forgotten Past

I Cry…

PART- 7

Mourn No More

Home

Rewind Time

My Flowers

You’ll Never Know…

One Day

Untitled

I am Free

Well Done

Breathe Again

The Hollow

BONUS PIECE

The Thread that Binds

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PART 1- A

Love

A fantasy

that exists only in the mind

you can feel it in your heart,

moving through every being of your soul

but it’s never a reality

only a figment of your imagination

Letter to Lost Lover

Dear Lost Lover,

Lost Lover I’m writing to you to say good-bye once and for all. Yes, my Lost Lover this is a good-bye, a good-bye of the hearts, our hearts. So let us not cry, for we have cried enough. Our hearts are filled with tears that were shed out of the pain of our love. We loved passionately and deeply,