Just Give Me My Pen: Poetically Souled

By Danielle McCollough

Just give me my pen is a manuscript comprised of several poems relating to Life and Love. Nature and Growth. Humility and empowerment. The book was inspired by both personal and shared experiences. It incorporates art to illuminate the expressed words. Just give me my pen is not by any means a politically correct piece, however it is birthed from a very delicate and passionate place which warrants acknowledgement.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Nov 10, 2017
• ISBN: 9781543436341

Danielle McCollough

January 26, 1983 Danielle McCollough was Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York in a single parent household. Her christian based, southern influenced and close knit family structure shaped much of her perspective early on. In 2014 Danielle recieved her Associates deree in human services. Currently residing in Birmingham, Alabama she pursues a career in the medical field. Always having had a heart to serve and a genuine love for others she is in the process of serveral projects to give back to her community and culture. Writing has become another outlet by which she does so.

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Copyright © 2017 by Danielle McCollough.

Library of Congress Control Number:     2017910967

ISBN:                  Hardcover                978-1-5434-3612-9

                             Softcover                 978-1-5434-3611-2

                            eBook                        978-1-5434-3634-1

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.

Author photo by Steven Wise of Wise Shots Productions. Cover and interior illustrations by Chantrelle Lenoir. Used with permission.

Rev. date: 12/04/2017

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Table of Contents

Prelude

Life

Just give me my Pen

Rebounding

Morpheus

Prisoner

Courage

S{uper} - W{oman} = H{uman}

Black Man

Misplaced

Slave/Master

Subliminals

Picture Perfect pt. 1

My gift to you

Confidence Bowl

Exquisite

Perfection (The 2-edge sword )

Mental Foreplay

Small Doses

Enslaved

Black Girl

Dodging Bullets

His Regret

Identity Crisis

Emptiness

Love

The High

Self-Love

New Ankh

Assumed Position

Adrift

Follow Me

Last Night

Picture Perfect pt. 2

Love Letters to a King (2)

September

Love Letters to a King (3)

Butterflies Vs Balanced Pride

A black man to a black woma

L.I.N.

Love and War

Confession of invisible silence

Sweet Surrender

Pasenture (Past, Present, Future)

Sapiosexual

Lessons

Meaning of it all

Natures Message

Evolution

Stepping Stones

Sinner

Salvation

When God Smiles

Eyes Wid e Shut

Reflections

In the meantime

AmeriKKKa

Submission

Fearfully Flawed

Beautiful Moon

Children of the Sun

Moment in time

Non-Compliant

Weeping Willow

Motherhood

Jubilee

Pure Potentiality

In(not) Fidelis(faithful)

Acknowledgements

Prelude

Poetry has been around for thousands of years. It predates literacy. Many would concur that writing is an art. Art in its purest form has the potential to abundantly inspire, encourage and heal. Studies suggest that reading keeps the brain active, and reading poetry activates certain parts of the brain linked to introspection. I was delighted when I read that Poetry has the capability of increasing self-reflection and stimulating relaxation. In these pages, I share with you more than just creativity. I share with you life experiences, learned lessons, some bitter some sweet but most importantly; I share the utmost authentic parts of myself, with hope that you find it to be relatable on some level or another. As we embark on this voyage one is certain to extract passion, love, pain and prowess. I’ve come to find that what many human beings are terrified of is being transparent out of fear of judgment. Thus, making one of life’s greatest challenges, being true to self. Poetry has been the outlet that has freed me from the fate of inauthenticity. To accomplish a task such as that is