Like Pages of a Diary

By April N. Royal

Like Pages of a Diary, consists of poems that speak on love, pain, inspiration, peace, issues we face everyday, and gaining understanding of life. This work is a collection of thoughts that the mind and heart thinks, but the mouth does not always speak. This book is the voice of the speechless and hidden. It reaches out to those who feel lost, confused, happy or proud. Within the pages, the spirit of all people, not just African American women, but all women, men, and young adults, can find themselves and/or find something they can relate to, they can say this is their personal story or thoughts that passed through them.

This book of poetry is not written to offend, depress or degrade any sex, creed or race of people, but to up lift, motivate and strengthen the knowledge of society. I would like to think there is a poem that can capture each reader and brings a new understanding, not just about life, but also about oneself.

This poetry, as my eyes see it, is the light that shines on the world, bringing us from darkness. Poetry is the root of peace and a calmness that over flows into our lives daily.
Poetry reminds us of reality, and the fact that nothing in life, or in us, is perfect.
This book of poetry represents me, what I stand for, strive for, see and feel, as well as what others have taken in during the span of their lives-April

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 31, 2006
• ISBN: 9781465315861

April N. Royal

An Augusta, GA native, April views writing as one of the greatest tools of expressing what hearts feel but mouths are too afraid to speak. Through her writing she feels she is the voice of every woman that has ever dreamed every spirit that only wished to claim its wings and float into the souls of the hopeless and lost to help them find their way. A graduated of Savannah State University, April now resides in the metropolitan Atlanta area. April attributes her talents to her loving parents John and Joyce Royal, her sister Wanda Reeves, who all reside in her hometown of Augusta, GA, many friends who inspired her and helper to make this dream a reality, and to the life of her son Kory. Thank you all so very much, without you this book would only be a dream

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Like Pages of a Diary

April N. Royal

Copyright © 2006 by April N. Royal.

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Contents

The Birth of My Angel

What Is Love To You?

Always You

If I Had Known It Was You

If You Didn’t Know

Indefinite Proposal

Let me

Robbing Me

Another Fatherless Father’s Day

The Hell

Snatcher

Tired

Bull @#%"*

Don’t talk to me

Breathe

Foot Steps

Freeness

Have You Ever Wished Upon a Star?

Open

Sad Friday

Sun Rise

The Lord’s Plan

Open up for me

Open For Business

Don’t Blame the Man

Life’s Insurance

Love’s Hoe

Men That Come, Men That Go

Solider

Stripes

To Love Your Child is to Love Yourself

As the Cars Drive by

The Upper Hand

Defining My Spirit

Dreams

Death of My Sorrows

Have You Ever

I Have Earned the Right to Cry

It’s Good to Know

Real Man

Stand Up

The Soul’s Threshold of Hope

The Strongest Woman I Know

Dedicated to Joyce E. Royal

Sister

Dedicated to Wanda Reeves, My Sister

Broke Down barbie

Cancer Stick

Crazy Ass Man on the Loose

Daily Routine

(while waiting for—the bus)

Darkness

Days

Depression

Fix

You Big Dummy

Dull Ass White Man

Nigger

Woman’s Shoes

STD

Who is April N. Royal?

DEDICATION

People pass us everyday, never concerning themselves with what we need.

They stay until

Until something,

Someone,

Some place better comes along.

But there are those diamonds

That shine above the gems and rubies.

There are those people that love and live

And live to love.

Thank you.

To my loving mom and dad, Joyce and John Royal, my sister Wanda Reeves and to the two that helped make my dream a reality, Lenisha Fulton and Tonie Tobias.

My eyes begin to talk with Time

Asking it how fast it can pass by.

"Love is calling for me

And my heart wishes to answer."

"But you are going by too slow,

By the time I reach Love’s door,

Love won’t want to see me any more."

Instead of saying hello, there will only be goodbyes.

Then Time turns to reply,

"If there is love, Time will not run her away.

If Love does not wait for you, then Love has no love for you

Love is real, pure, and true.

Love wouldn’t want to go on without you.

Love doesn’t die like roses that got too much sun.

Love is forever like the shining of the sun."

The Birth of My Angel

On this day I give thanks.

On this day I send up the highest