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    325 Miles Away
    325 Miles Away
    325 Miles Away
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    325 Miles Away

    By Darrion Benson

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    This book is a collection of poems I've written to make sense of the world I've been made wise to while I'm in the belly of the social whole, and like Jonah, I am now ready to serve my purpose-to activate life and love in people.

    Poems, wonders, joys, and doubts are the life's blood of "325 Miles Away." This is a book of self-discovery join the journey and enjoy.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateSep 26, 2015
    ISBN9781514402627
    325 Miles Away
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    Darrion Benson

    My name is Darrion Benson. I was born 1991 on the west-side of Chicago, to the most loving person I'll ever know. I am the oldest of four children. I have two brothers, and a sister. My mother and father always taught us to be ourselves. I learned how to make the best out of every situation; take the positive and leave the negative. They encouraged us to dream so I do and this book is a manifestation of that encouragement.

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      Book preview

      325 Miles Away - Darrion Benson

      Copyright © 2015 by Darrion Benson.

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2015914052

      ISBN:   Hardcover  978-1-5144-0261-0

                   Softcover    978-1-5144-0260-3

                   eBook         978-1-5144-0262-7

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Rev. date: 08/31/2015

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      Table of Contents

      Heaven is near

      I Want to Fly Home

      Shadarria the Great

      Because I say so

      My Mother

      Dear Sister

      Thankful

      Beautiful Flower Beneath no Sun

      A Shade of Amazing

      With-out a Heart

      In the wind

      Love

      I Imagine love with you

      Don’t Hide

      My 9mm Is

      Unnoticed

      A Call for Originality

      Master My Mental

      My Stand

      Checkin Myself

      Beauty of Love the Ugly of Lust

      Black Flowers

      Fire

      Freedom

      Heaven

      I Am

      Love is

      Never as Cool as Conforming

      Strong

      Today I’ve seen an insect

      We Are

      Self is Savior

      The Second Sun Shined the Brightest

      Thief in the Sky Part 1

      Thief in the Sky Part 2

      Love Heist

      Heaven is near

      The choices I have made has effected so many others

      Like the dominoes falling and

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