The Kiss of a Bubble

By L. J. Underdue

The author wishes to convey and provoke heartfelt memories, stirring emotions of love, desire, jealousy, abuse, melancholy, fear, anxiety, and mortally unanswerable questions.

From loving innocence to forbidden visions to serenely painted verbal murals, some material may be graphic while others are simple and peaceful.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Sep 30, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524546151

L. J. Underdue

L. J. Underdue was born in New Jersey, attended Montclair High School for two years and then Tom’s River High School North until graduation, and then attended Bloomfield College for three years. Since completing a poem in first grade, L. J. Underdue found a fondness for poetry, also being a third-generation poet. Writing was also found to be a release and therapeutic—a way to express the inner thoughts and soul, letting us all affirm that we share the same human experiences and emotions.

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Rev. date: 06/19/2018

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CONTENTS

ONE LONELY TEAR

RAMSEY LEWIS’ LOVE SONG

FINAL THING

ONLY THING IS

I NEED YOU

RUSH

STATIONARY CHANGE

BREATH OF DEATH

LOVE’S SHAKIN’

WHY?,

CONFUSION

TODAY

MY FAMILY JEWEL

SINCE WE PARTED

JUST FOR YOUR SMILE

WAITING FOR YOU

NO . . . YES

TO REIGN OR TO SERVE

THE DAY

COZ . . .

FOR MY LADY

IN THE MOOD

YOUR HAIR LOOKS NICE

DOWN ON ME

EXPLANATORY

SORROWFUL

OF MY MOTHER

A MEMOIR

MUSIC BECOZ

I LOVE YOU

A. L. IS . . .

 . . . BACK AND SMILING . . .

 . . . WISH MY POETRY . . .

AFTERMATH

ABOUT MY MOTHER

THE PROMISE

I FOUND OUT

BROTHERS?

SEE YOU TODAY

ANTICIPATION

SHARING SOULS

BECAUSE OF YOU

ALL IS SILENT BUT THE MEMORY

YOU NOW!

BEFORE YOU DO IT TO ME

A PRINCESS

YOUR RETURN

SPLIT

LONGING

ROSES

A DREAM COME TRUE

EPILOGUE

THOSE WOMEN

MY DEAR SWEET WOMAN

WHY AM I WAITING?

RIGHT HERE

IF I

EAGLE ROCK SUMMER

GRATITUDE

INTERVIEWING GOD

I MISS MEBBIE

MY TEACHER DEAR

MAYBE WE CAN

ARGUMENTS

STRUGGLING TOGETHER

GLAD

 . . . IN ESSENCE . . .

I STOLE

SEEMS

I DREMPT

I WAS HOPING

BE ALWAYS MINE

I LOVE TO SEE YOU

ARETHA SANG

IN YOUR ARMS

EMPTY

INTO YOU

DON’T KNOW HOW

YOUR TRUE LOVE

-BUT-

BY CANDLELIGHT

FOR SURE

THOUGHTS ON EASTER SUNDAY

 . . . THAT YOU WERE HERE . . .

CRAVE YOUR COMPANY

ONCE I THOUGHT

GEM

ASK

FOR MINE On Mothers’ Day

GIVE YOU PLEASURE

OH! CRIMSON!

BARE SKIN RUB

A THIEF IN THE NIGHT

OR NEW LOVE

THOUGHT I KNEW LOVE

LAY

I WANNA . . . I’M GONNA

Dedication

- Mommy

- In loving memory of

Grandma and Papa

- Mrs. Robin Meeks

- Mrs. Lavera Amaning

- Mrs. Elizabeth Neals

-In loving memory of

Ms. Magalie Giordani

- Ms. Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King

- You

Thank You

- Our Father, God

- Mommy (and Daddy’s contribution)

- my family

- Mrs. Daphne Pigott

- Mrs. Margaret Harrison = 1st Purchaser

- Mrs. Krystal Johnson

- Ms. Debra Mann

- Mrs. Billy

- Sappho (Greek poet)

- Mr. Peter McWilliams (poet)

- Mr. Joseph R. Ricks

- Jim @ Copy Connection of Norfolk, VA

- To all who have paved the way!

Warning:

Some Explicit Material

The author wishes to convey and provoke

heartfelt memories, stirring emotions of

love, desire, jealousy, abuse, melancholy,

fear, anxiety and mortally unanswerable

questions.

From loving innocence to forbidden visions

to painted serene verbal murals . . . some

material may be graphic while others are

simple and peaceful.

The author was a member of The World of Poetry and received

a silver certificate award; a member of

Who’s Who In America and Who’s Who In America-Women.

Hopefully you, the reader, will have thoughts and emotions

tugged at . . .

Thank you.

Enjoy

One day while I was

blowing bubbles for my cats,

a bubble burst on my face…

it felt gentle as if it

were a kiss…

The Kiss of a Bubble

28 March’76

11:15 PM

ONE LONELY TEAR

One lonely tear is all I cry

One lonely tear since you said good-bye

Each time I hear that music play

Each time I feel that certain way

One lonely tear is all I cry

One lonely tear, you’ve another; why?

I see now, how I’ve loved you

I see now, I should have been true

One lonely tear is all I cry

One lonely tear falls from my eye

Though I now, have someone new

Though this time I believe we’re through

One lonely tear is all I cry

One lonely tear since you said good-bye

I hope someday we’ll love again

I hope to love you, until then . . .

One lonely tear is all I cry

One lonely tear . . . oh! I could die!

6 April ’76

2:10PM

RAMSEY LEWIS’

LOVE SONG

I love you

And you know that it’s true

Can’t you see it in my eyes?

There’s no need for surprise.

I’m in love with you

And I know you feel it too

I want to reach out so much

I need to have you feel my love

Just give me your touch

And let us love . . .

7 May ’76

12:34 AM

I feel that I should