Anchoring Words

By LaVeda R. Bailey

Anchoring Words are natural process that usually occurs without our awareness and may have positive or negative impacts in our lives. The anchors we rely too heavenly on with our information is our family, relationships, spiritual leaders, our roots and life experiences will be expressed in this book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 27, 2012
• ISBN: 9781469134505

LaVeda R. Bailey

Anchoring Words is the first collection of poetry from LaVeda Davis Bailey. She was educated at South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas, Texas and received Bachelor of Science at Texas Women’s University. Her deeply lived experiences as a woman, daughter, wife, mother and advisor with teen students is reflected in her her writing.

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Copyright © 2012 by LaVeda R. Bailey.

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

A Family’s Day

Whose Dream Is It Really?

Home Is… .

Why We Are Assembled?

Kids

Before Daddy’s Surgery

When Are You Going To Finish?

Prevention

Sh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are You A Father?

Movie Roots

It’s Your Birthday

Women Struggle Not In Vain

Black Women’s

Black Man’s Criminal Court Nightmare

My Nigger

Trim Keeper

Shake That

Strong Sister

A Letter From The Golden Oldies

Gold Digger

Inspiring Things

Black Women In History Despite The Limitations

—Itch

Failure Is Not An Option True Life Story About Inmate Willie Francis, Electrocuted Twice

Moving Faster, Going Where?

I’m Telling You What I Know, Not What I Heard

Love People, Use Things

Between Visits

A Gentleman

My Best Friend

Perpetuity

They Got Half the Money and All the Lovin

What A Friend

The Air Of Love

The Affair

Special Delivery

What You See

You Know The Man

Tune Ups

It Ain’t Mines

What Are You Looking For?

Deadly Tongue

Ain’t Scared

Dream Maker or Dream Breaker

Different Drivers

Ready Made

Peace Out

What Do I Get In Return?

A Real Man

Attack Of The Heart

Baby, I Love You

Living Single

Strength

Going Down

My Man

Mama, Where Does Sickness Come From?

The Mind

Warranty VS. Guarantee

Don’t Give Up

Some Are So Heavenly Bound They’re No Earthly Good

You Messed Up, But You Are Not A Mess

If You Were Called, Where Were You Sent?

Preserve the Fruit

Jehovah’s

Delivery

This Soulful Body

Faith

Days Like This (Cancer Pains)

Fear

Bouquet Of Spring Flowers

Water

Seedless Chlild

The Price We Pay to Lay

I Leave

Respect

Time for Life

I’m Still Here

The Clock of Death

My Global Mind

Overtime With A Painful Game

Flowers of the Hour

This book is dedicated to

My son, Jeremiah

Acknowledgements

To all the voices I have listened to in a lifetime of reading are the voices of special people, who have cared enough to push me, challenge me, counseled me, and loved me. At the top of that long list of significant

friends are:

•   My father (heavenly father), who was guiding my path.

•   My family and friends who has never stopped encouraging me along the way.

•   Maya Angelou who introduced me to the power of pen.

•   S. Tyler my teacher who introduce the narrative