In the Strength to Find My Soul, I Lost the Eyes of Scrutiny

By Carla S. Veiga

My Odyssey & Yours
The metamorphosis of the mind and soul
Occurs when ones self-perception supersedes those of others.
This is the seed of change, once planted in the intricate wiring of our design
It will evolve and bloom expanding, endlessly,
To transform the soul like the expansion of the universe that altered space
Progressive foresight comes when you see yourself beyond the lens society prescribed for you, when your scope of tangibility lies beyond the metrics at hand and in the possibilities unseen

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 26, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503571167

Carla S. Veiga

Carla S. Veiga is a middle school science teacher and entrepreneur. She lives at home with her three children and their dog. Since the publishing of her first poetry and art book, Carla has started her own online business to share, inspire, and motivate others through her work.

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Rev. date: 05/22/2015

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Contents

My Odyssey & Yours

Evolution

Purpose

What Does Poetry Mean to Me?

Why am I a Writer?

My Arrival

If We Ever Meet

I am the Author

Catalyst

Our Rise to Our Fall to Our Resurrection

Dear Earth,

Motivation

Confidence

Feeling Illuminated

My Beauty

Effective Reflection

Believe

Self-Perception

Word Carvings

Purity

Life

Friends

LOVE

I Searched for LOVE

Temptations

Revival

Musical Heart

Love Letter

A Beautiful Man

Kiss

What is Love?

Unconditional

Self-Love

Love is You

Kryptonite

My Heart

Soulful

Limitless

Standing Tall

Longing

Wherefore Art Thou, Love

Farewell

Gone

Desiring You

I Met a Man

Seasonal Change

Legacy

I Will Be There

Live On

Our History

A Seed for Change

King

May I Have My Freedom?

Our Humanity

Your Shadow

Let it Rise

Melting Pot

The Beauty of Self

We Are One

Supremacy

Dear Majestic Creator,

Knight

Rebirth

Birth of Creation

Gifted

Adriella

Carina

Julien

Gil

Hope

Take Me Home

Cabo Verde

Regrets

Days of Yonder

Dreams

Change to Believe

I

dedicate this book to my 3 children,

Adriella, Carina, and Julien.

I hope that in finding my soul it will lead you closer to

your own.

Thank you for being my reflecting lens.

My Odyssey & Yours

The metamorphosis of the mind and soul

Occurs when one’s self-perception supersedes those of others.

This is the seed of change, once planted in the intricate wiring of our design

It will evolve and bloom expanding, endlessly,

To transform the soul like the expansion of the universe that altered space

Progressive foresight comes when you see yourself beyond the lens society prescribed for you, when your scope of tangibility lies beyond the metrics at hand and in the possibilities unseen

My odyssey is not just my own but one that is owned by countless silent voices,

In a muted serenade harboring mind and soul

Epic in the nature of time, with each second nearer to the unravel of the folds shielding the core

That is pure in form, but a marionette of life experiences narrated to tell a tale.

This is our tale, one that is of strength and motivation to rise beyond the scope of a tainted lens.

You are, as I am, the heroic protagonist in this autobiography

We will not play victim to the villains that oversee our successes and struggles

Nor will we fall short to lead due to our own hubris

We will believe, with every atomic flow of energy,

Stirring and moving us to the rise of a new day,

Those countless opportunities, to excel, are awaiting our soul’s arrival

Uprooting the flawed, fearful, and limited cultivated seeds planted by ourselves, societal hands, and those that adore us

That delayed our fortunes and paved way for destructive characterization of our humanity

I live to love the intricacies of the significance

in each breath of life given from above

So allow me to wake in the arms of my neighbors and you in mine

In good light and form…

For we have but this one life to construct our existence

Not with the limitations of our means

But with the bounty of our dreams

Let us submerge to the depths of deep-water currents

That will cause us to lose sight of scrutiny

Moving only the beats of our hearts to a symphony

Synchronizing our existence, that we are a nation of one people

Searching to become one, again, with our soul, upon our creator’s temple

Courage is rooted in self-love,

When superficial means of happiness, no longer suffice and true joy lies in being purposely mindful to nurture and protect our humanity in this movement of life

Evolution

Let darkness come and lay cover over my lids

So I