Looking Forward: A Collection of Perceptions by Demareon Gipson

By Demareon Gipson

Looking Forward consists of poetry that was created with the intention to help people search within themselves to find the answers that lead to living a better life. Begin your journey now!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Dec 19, 2014
• ISBN: 9781503527614

Demareon Gipson

DeMareon Gipson is an author, poet, and artist from Vallejo, California. He is a college student with an interest in psychology. He has two associate’s degrees, psychology and social studies, and is currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree at San Francisco State University. His first-ever completed poetic piece, The Rope, is featured in the Vallejo Rising mural, a collaborative piece between Vallejo artists that is symbolic of a desire for tranquility within the city. The mural is located on the corner of Georgia and Marin Street in the downtown area of Vallejo, California, an area in which he spent a large portion of his childhood. He lives in the Bay Area.

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Rev. date: 12/17/2014

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Contents

Introduction

Motivation

Initiative

Brick by Brick

All or Nothing

I Fucking Hate My Job

Pit stops

A Soothing Remedy

The Rules of Gardening

Navigation

The Will to Keep Going

Paths We Tread

No Sleep

Priorities First

The Guide

This Great Life

Still Here

Finding One’s Self

Lost In-Between

Taxidermist

Ripples

Sea of Impulse

The Harmonious Heart

Seldom Speech, Frequent Feet

The Man With No Voice

When Bridges Burn

Trespasses

The Lesson of Autumn

Who You Are Today

Windows

Around and Around

Bookmarks

Looking Forward

Dreams

What Does Your Dream Mean to You?

Dreamer’s Theme

Passion

A Dream’s Worth

Sarah Stargazer

Take Me Away

Daydreamer

#1 Fan

My Criminal Thoughts

Appreciation

Mean Old Guy

Brain Dead

A Life Without A Dream

Ventriloquy

From One To Another

The World

Utopia

Ungrateful

Miscommunication

Doctrinal Deterrence

The Smallest Things

Free Spirit

The Melody of Justice

The Beautiful Truth

Before You Judge Us

Information

Double Standards

How to Kill Black People, Pt. 1 (Homocide)

How to Kill Black People, Pt. II (Genocide)

The Children

The Rope

This book is dedicated to anyone in a dark place, pursuing their dreams, or trying to keep a positive attitude in the midst of a negative environment. Sometimes you have to fight immensely hard to bring the life that you want to live into fruition. Don’t ever let negative thoughts, setbacks, or time convince you that your fight is not worthwhile. As long as you have breath in your body, it’s never too late. No matter what, get up and keep fighting.

Introduction

These poems were written with the intention to inspire growth and to change negative thought processes, which are possessed