See What I See

By Sharon M. Maben

Poetry has been used as means of expression. Embedded are hidden or even straight-forward messages held deep within one's mind, heart, and soul. See What I See is a collection of artistry made to expose people to small glimpses of one's journey. Many of these poems and short stories will leave you happy, sad, angry, united or rather speechless. Some poems will even leave you feeling at peace. This written collection will have you pondering thoughts and appreciating the smaller things in life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Sep 21, 2009
• ISBN: 9781477164525

Sharon M. Maben

Sharon “Shay” Maben was born April 29, 1978 in Portsmouth Virginia, the oldest of 6 children. As a child, she would often daydream about escaping the harsh realities of life. She didn't really have an outlet or any means of release other than to write about those experiences that she had gone through. In college, she continued writing and received many complements on her works. In 2003, she was published in the poetry collection, "The Colors of Life." Though poetry for you may be considered fiction, but for her it's reality. It's the reality seen by her eyes!

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Copyright © 2009 by Sharon M. Maben.

ISBN:         Hardcover                               978-1-4415-4952-5

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CONTENTS

The Sad Face…

A Gift, My Mom

A Diamond In The Rough

A Struggle

Heaven Sent

I Miss You

Love I’ll Tell You

A War Within

My Secret Angel

My Sista

Secrets Untold

What Is It?

That’s Why I Am Leaving

The Mother I Wish I Had

My Front Porch

Unlearned Lesson

Unfinished

A Friend

It’s Alright

Cloudy

By The Dirty Dozen

Why Love?

The Person Inside

My Prayer

Secrets Untold Part 2

Sunflower

Can I Get One More

Drop Of Your Love?

Broken Wings

Seductive Game

Who And What I Am.

Tall, Dark And Handsome

Fantasy U

Young Girl

You, You, You!

Tired Of Your Sh!!!

Why Am I Here?

Keep On

In My Eyes

Great Destiny

Forbidden Love

Things That Count

Looser

Love Is

Fallen

At Last

Can I Change Your Mind?

Till I Opened My Eyes

Make It Rain

All In Me

Words Can’t

I’m Doing Me

Love Lost

Time After Time

The Greatest

THE SAD FACE…

There was a little girl who’d passed away;

her father had abused her day by day.

He drank a lot of liquor and smoked lots of pot;

Rapes, burns, and beatings are what she got.

She didn’t have a mother; her mother was dead.

When I saw her in the yard, she appeared to be sad.

She had bruises on her face, arms and legs;

had on dirty clothes that looked like old rags.

I didn’t know what to do, yet something was wrong.

Then, I saw her drunken father pushing her along;

Get Back In That House! You have no need outside;

the little girl looked at me and I felt such pain inside.

From that moment I knew, she needed all my help;