Me and Me

By Shanette Pullum

The author saw it reasonable to put together a collection of poems to change the world and for us to breathe and have fun. We owe ourselves to be the best no matter how many times we fall.

These poems are related to nature, love, bitterness, and religion. Some are also humorous. We need to know that it doesnt matter what our downfalls are. Our smile plays an integral part in our success both mentally and physically.

With this in mind, this special book was designed to warm the hearts of many people. The author hopes that as each reader reads it, it may bring comfort to their hearts.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jul 6, 2017
• ISBN: 9781543427431

Shanette Pullum

She was grown up in a rural part of Jamaica. She was educated at Saint Elizabeth Technical High School, Bethlehem Moravian Teachers College and the International University Of The Caribbean. She earned a Bachelor Degree In Education. Being a teacher the love for educating children has taken up one - third of her heart. Now she has extended her love through writing in order to contribute to the lives of individuals. She knows one of the major roles in society is having a positive influence on others. Growing up with her brother and mom her family was not considered huge but they were able to share with their cousins who were their next door neighbors. They played in their grandma’s colossal yard until the sun left them with tears. Through socialization it gave her the privilege to realize that life is made up of different steps but only each individual can know which step to take in order to foster that dream.

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Copyright © 2017 by Shanette Pullum.

ISBN:   Softcover   978-1-5434-2744-8

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Rev. date: 07/03/2017

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Contents

A MOTHER’S JOY

THE HOMELESS

DAD

NEVER JUDGE

THINKING OF YOU

FRIENDS

A TEACHER’S LOVE

LOVE

THE MAGNITUDE OF LOVE

A SPECIAL MOTHER

ALONE IN THE RAIN

THE BEAUTY OF THE RAIN

MISSING YOU MY SON

THE BIRD

ACCIDENT

THE GARDEN

THE TREE

THE WIND

SUN

THE SUN

SCHOOL

USAIN

MY LITTLE PUPPY

THE RIVER

THE MOUNTAIN

THE BOOK I LIKE

BOOKS

THE DUCK

MOTHER’S VICTORY

A MOTHER’S STRUGGLE

THE CAT

SHAPE

GARBAGE COLLECTOR

MY LITTLE SHOES

DROUGHT

PEOPLE

THE COW

PIG

MR. WATER

THE OLD HOUSE

ROACH

TIME

THE BUTTERFLY

INSECTS

THE STRANGER

THE CAR

WHO I AM

BAD HABITS

POVERTY

CLOCK

THE FARMER

IN YOUR HEART

DID I TELL YOU?

WAKING TO LOVE

I AM REALLY SORRY

SWEET WHISPER

I PROMISE

I WILL LISTEN

MY CRAZY TOOTH

THE COIN

MY SISTER

MY AUNT

DON’T ALLOW

HEART OF PAIN

THE LOVE OF MY SON

SELFISH PEOPLE

THE SLEEPY CAT

OH LIGHT

A WONDERFUL LOVE

REGRET

THINK

THE BEST GRANDPA

LOST BOY

ODDS AGAINST MY DREAMS

FEAR

DADDY YOU LET ME MISS YOU

I REFFUSE TO GIVE UP

SHE CARES

TWO HEARTS

THE OTHER SIDE

IN MY HEART

THE CHALLENGES OF LOVE

A STRONGER ME

HOPE IS BEAUTIFUL

NO TEARS

THE JOURNEY

PEOPLE

MY PAIN

I WONDER WHY

HURT

FIGHT

MY CRY

WORRY

EYES

BE SOMEONE

HAVE YOU EVER WONDER WHY

FORGETTING WHO YOU ARE

NEVER CHANGE ME

THE BUILDER

THE WOODCUTTER

FREEDOM TO EXPRESS

MY DREAM

THE CLOUDS

MY PILLOW

MY FRIEND

THE BALL

THE BLANKET

THE FUNNY LITTLE SPIDER

THE TRUCK

THE OLD LADY

THE GOAT

MY PUMPKIN

MY FISH

MY BUTTONS

THINKING

CRIME

POOR

HAPPINESS

LET US FIGHT A GOOD FIGHT

PERFECT

FASHION

BRILLIANT PEOPLE

ABUSE

THE DAY

I AM STILL HERE

MY SON

WAITING

THE DANGER OF THE RIVER

THE SECRET LOVE

THE NIGHT

MY SOUP

MY LOVE

APOLOGISE

MY MOOD

THE WRONG SHOE

THE SEA

UNBELIEVABLE

MY LITTLE TEDDDY BEAR

THE FROG

THE PLANE

MY RIBBON

GRANDPA

MY ROOM

POOR

SMILE

THE PLANT

OUR CHILDREN

BEDTIME STORY

EVERY CHILD IS SPECIAL

THOSE HANDS

BE STRONG

FREE

IS MY HUSBAND GONE

NO ONE UNDERSTANDS DAD

I NEVER STOP LOVING YOU

I AM WAITING

PRICELESS LOVE

LOVE WITH A HEART

SALVATION

SEND LOVE

WHY I LAUGH

WHEN YOU SAID THE WORD LOVE

BIRTHDAY BOY

I LOVE YOU

SWEET YOU

YOU ARE MINE

YOUR LOVE

IT IS RAINING

MY TEETH

LITTLE WIND

WHO SAYS I DON’T LOVE YOU?

GRATEFUL FOR YOU

DID YOU KNOW?

IF I DIDN’T BELIEVE IN LOVE

GREAT FRIENDS

MY HUSBAND

EXCITED ABOUT MY LOVE

WHERE ARE YOU GRANDMA?

ENDLESS LOVE

SOUND THE BELL

WHO ARE WE?

STILL HURTS GRANDMA

THE STORM

HOPE SHE GETS WELL

NIGHT LONELY STARS

THE TREE THAT SINGS

BUTTERFLIES ON THE GRASS

THE STORY

BRIGHT EYES

THE PATIENT TREE

I CAN’T BELIEVE

WINDY NIGHT

MY MOTHER

MISSING HER

A BEAUTIFUL LIFE

THE LINE

LIFT THEM HIGH

WINTER DREADS

WHITE SNOW

IT NEVER RAINS

THE FOREST

THE WORLD WILL TURN

THE BEES

ANOTHER LIFE

BEAUTIFUL GIFT

WHO KNOWS

SHOPPING WITH MOTHER

ME AND ME

WITHERED TRUST

SCRAMBLED EGGS

TWO POTATOES TO COOK

MY FIRST INTERVIEW FOR A JOB

THE JUICE

MY MOM SAID

THE CALENDAR

TELL ME CALENDAR

I NEVER

SILENT

LOOKING BACK

THE STONES

A WOMAN’S PLIGHT

ALL IN MY HANDS

I WAS BORN FREE

MY CRAZY BROTHER AND ME

WE ALL KNOW

LAUGH MY SON

SEPTEMBER RAIN

THE GOLDEN APPLE LAND

THE LITTLE FIRE

FACING THE WORLD

CLOSE TO THE SKY

THE SCARS OF THE SEA

FROM A DISTANT

THE MUSIC

GIFT FROM MOTHER

THE LAND FAILED ME

MOTHER IS GOING TO HAVE A BABY

A WRITER’S WORLD

A WRITER’S THOUGHTS

I AM A GROWN GIRL

ALONE IN THE COLD

WHEN YOU ARE OLD MOTHER

THE ROSE AND THE BUTTERFLIES

WHEN MEN MEET

A STROLL

NO CONTROL

MOM’S DISH

A BROTHER I LOVE

TO ALL WRITERS

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAYS

DON’T KNOW WHAT TO THINK

I KNOW I LOOK LIKE HER

THE RIOTOUS AIR

ON THE BUS

DARK NIGHT

THE STOP SIGNS

A GREAT LADY

THE GAP

A DAY AT CHURCH

MY FIRST ICE CREAM

MY SMART BROTHER

UNANSWERED TEARS

THE STAIN OF YESTERDAY

ALWAYS WILL BE HERE

UNRULY CHILDREN

CAN’T WAIT

AFRAID

IN THE STREET

LITTLE ANT

DEEP WOUND

THE BITTER ACHE

BE WISE

YOU CAN

LET US BLOOM

WORD OF WISDOM

WHAT IS HERE FOR ME?

IF YOU NEVER

BREAK AWAY

THEY TRIED

I HAVE RIGHTS

CAN YOU DESIST?

SORRY MY LOVE

YOU HAVE CHANGED

WHERE IS MAN?

HOW SHOULD I LOVE?

GET UP

THE GREAT BOOK

LET NOTHING STAND IN YOUR WAY

MY BEST DAYS

THE FLUFFY GRASS

A MOTHER’S JOY

I laid there almost lifeless.

The heart-rending cry,

Let my body awake

From its frozen state.

I watched gentle hands,

Provide me with all the care and protection.

My aching heart relaxes

For all those who made this long and difficult road a reality.

I smiled with gratitude.

She filled the room with laughter,

As her echoing voice started to dissipate.

I knew now she must be taking a nap.

From her tiring place of safety,

I watched her eyes closed.

So innocent, yet so peaceful.

THE HOMELESS

Years went by and I was still in the same spot.

Not by choice, but I had nowhere else to go.

I watched vehicles go by each second of the day.

The tooting of the horns, and the screeching of the brakes

Sometimes were too much for my unsteady head.

I watched people passing by.

Some glanced at me,

While others walked quickly when I was too close.

There were kind ones who recognized who I was

Because of my attire.

Sometimes they would stretch their hands

And show they care.

I would say I appreciate this.

It is not so simple here,

Where people will try to deny you

Of a place to lay your head,

When sleep sets in.

I feel so depressed at times,

Not having a bite to satisfy my hunger.

Families were scarce.

No one wanted to be your friend,

Not in this state of mind.

My friends were the birds,

The bees and all the crawling insects.

They were willing to listen to every cry.

Even when the wind beats

Against my tattered clothes,

And my body shivered to its rhythm,

I was still in love with nature.

It was all I got, and I appreciated it.

DAD

My mother told me about you.

I had never seen you

Even when I wanted to tie my lace

And when my nose was running without end.

I watched my friends playing with their dad.

They seem so happy then.

Thrill ran through my body.

I know it must be a good feeling

To have a dad who cares.

My mother usually say, don’t worry.

I knew she was thinking really hard

To watch her son go through

This unnecessary ache.

I will always have you in my heart,

No matter what.

You will always be that father

That wasn’t there.

I am not going to cry.

I am going to use what you have done

In a positive way,

Showing the world that

The absence of a father

Doesn’t mean you have

To think negative at all times.

NEVER JUDGE

Never grow impatient with me,

If I never smile at that moment.

I may be going through hell,

And feeling hopeless then.

Never grow angry,

If I did not remember

To say thank you.

Wait! You may just hear the reason.

If I did not remember

To close the door,

Don’t behave as if

You have seen a ghost.

I might have a valid excuse.

If my hair looks dirty,

Just don’t stay there

And cut my throat.

You may want to ask the reason why.

If I talk too much, correct me.

Don’t go out there and add to what

I did not say.

It is not hard to be beautiful people.

THINKING OF YOU

Mom, I love you more than words can say,

Even when I am a thousand miles away.

If I don’t show you that much,

It’s because my love for you is so strong.

It makes me confuse at times.

I don’t know the reason why.

Beautiful mom, you brought me in this world.

You make me feel so good.

Always wrapping your tender love

All around me, making sure I never cry.

Mom, sometimes I forget to even thank you

For all those sacrifices you made,

And I wonder why.

Don’t ever think for a