Behind the Pen

By Lamar Betts

Lamar M. Betts was born on November 5, 1985, in San Francisco, California, and raised most of his childhood in Baltimore, Maryland. His inspiration for poetry began at the age of fourteen after the passing of his father. At the age of sixteen, his passion grew even stronger after the passing of his mother. Ever since his parents passing, Lamar has expressed life as it is through poetry. Lamar graduated from Olympic High School in Concord, California. Lamar is currently a member of the Empowerment Temple Church in Baltimore, Maryland, where Dr. Jamal Harrison-Bryant is the founder and pastor. The pastor has inspired Lamar to make positive changes in his life. Now at the age of twenty-nine, Lamar is sharing his poetry with the world.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Dec 4, 2015
• ISBN: 9781504932219

Lamar Betts

Lamar M. Betts was born on November 5, 1985, in San Francisco, California, and raised most of his childhood in Baltimore, Maryland. His inspiration for poetry began at the age of fourteen after the passing of his father. At the age of sixteen, his passion grew even stronger after the passing of his mother. Ever since his parents’ passing, Lamar has expressed life as it is through poetry. Lamar graduated from Olympic High School in Concord, California. Lamar is currently a member of the Empowerment Temple Church in Baltimore, Maryland, where Dr. Jamal Harrison-Bryant is the founder and pastor. The pastor has inspired Lamar to make positive changes in his life. Now at the age of twenty-nine, Lamar is sharing his poetry with the world.

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Published by AuthorHouse 09/14/2015

ISBN: 978-1-5049-3222-6 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5049-3221-9 (e)

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Contents

Chapter 1

To Whom It May Concern:

Last Cry

Take Me Back

Love Again

That Girl

My Heart Can Tell You

Coming Home

The Heart

Trying To Move On

Poem Story

Letter To Her:

Over

Happy Where I'm At

Proposal

Relationship Fallen

True Fact

Chapter 2

Prayer

Is There A God?

The One I Call On

God's Power

Remember Me

Giving It To God

Talk With The Lord

Quote 1 On 1

Love On In Heaven

Miller Ree

I'm Here

Think About It

Testimony

True Fact

Chapter 3

Tough Love

A Man

I Cry

Quote

Inner Self

Maybe

Music

I Refuse

Money

Too Much Pain

Trapped

Real I Am

Confused

Not Ready

All Of Me

True Fact

Chapter 4

Inspired

A Sign

I Don't Know

Slip Ups

Death

A Person That Never Was

Can't Tie Me Down

Thing

Through It All

Only A Child

Caught Up

Never Again

Thoughts

Mr. Dick

Quote 410

True Fact 4

Chapter 5

True Fact

Words Of Wisdom

Changed Man

Happy Sad Truth

Pregnant

Scenario

Raped As A Child

For The Men

Children Of Mine

A Woman's Point Of View

Getting Frustrated

Nothing Left

The Chain Reaction

A Good Day

Chapter 6

Letter Of Forgiveness

I Am

Questionnaire

Untitled

When It All Builds Up

The Past

Take Blame

Death Bed

True Fact

What If

Jail

Set Free

Wonder Why

Human Flower

Chapter 7

What Is Love?

It Hurts

Seduce Me

That Love

Why I Love Her

Together Forever

Love Letter

The One

From The Heart

Feelings 4 2

In Love

I'll Take You There

Expressing My Self

True Fact

Chapter 8

True Fact

Undefined Truth:

Bird Nest Quote

I Need Her

Swim Away

Battlefield Of Faith

Learn From Your Mistakes

Lost In This World

Happening In My Life

Just The Beginning

Guessing

Quote 10

Reading My Heart

True Fact

Chapter 9

True Fact

Survivor

Hard Knock Life

Struggling

Mental Break Down

Locked Up

Baltimore Streets

Pain Never Ends

I Know Your Pain

A Monster

Don't Judge Me

Block Lovin

Reflections

Moment Of Clarity

Chapter 10

My Quote

President

Words From A Father

Fulfillment

Backwards

Face It All

Why I Write

The World We Got

September 11Th

Quote 54:

Society Lies

Want

Vent Sister Vent:

Box

What Should A Man Do

Situations

Mother

Quote 85:

THANK YOU

First I like to thank GOD

For always being there for me

And keeping me on the right track

Giving me air to breath

Forgiving me for my sins

And watching over me and my family

I give him all the praise and glory

In JESUS name I say thank you

For everything you do

What you've done and what you plan or doing

Thank you GOD

THANK YOU

In some way you have been either hands on with me on this project, And or an inspiration and motivation to pick up my pen and pad. Some

Were very supportive helping me type, Cause LORD knows how slow I type,

Giving lectures and advice for me to achieve and be better and for that, I give thanks From my heart I give love and in this book I give me I thank you and GOD blessed you all.

SPECIAL THANKS:

Stephanie Betts / Grandmother

Miller Ree Goodwin / Grandmother

Vanessa Richardson / Aunt

DR. George L. Johnson / Pastor and Friend

You four have made the greatest