The Unwritten Words: A Black Woman’S Perspective on Life and Love

By Semirra M. Long

Im up to my ears in unwritten words (J. D. Salinger, author).

The poet is an important person in the society. The point of view, how we see the world as artists, is so unique, and our words, as a result, are extraordinary. The unwritten words, the words women havent been able to say, and the words black people werent permitted to read or write are expressed here. Life and love, the good and the bad can be a challenge for us all, but the overcoming of adversity makes us stronger and puts the pen to author our life stories in our hands.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Feb 25, 2017
• ISBN: 9781524673215

Semirra M. Long

Semirra Long is a 34 year old Administrative Assistant, Writer and Poet. She is the daughter of two published authors, both in the genre of Poetry. "The Unwritten Words" is her second book to be published , she has been reading since the age of 2 and writing since the age of 5. Ms. Long resides in Westchester County, New York.

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Published by AuthorHouse 02/24/2017

ISBN: 978-1-5246-7322-2 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5246-7321-5 (e)

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Contents

The One

Quiet Night

I’m Sorry

Echo

Return to Love

Black Lives Matter

Until the World Ends

Above the Clouds (for Dequan)

Unrequited (for Lydell)

Little Girl Lost (For 8 year Old Me)

Did I Entertain You?

A Letter to My Mother

Loveless World

The Kiss

Made to Order

Queen

My Brother (for Rashad)

Convalescent Heart

American Tragedy

I’m Still Here

Chocolate Smile

The Backbone

The Struggle

Lifetime Love

Dreams

The Great Pretender

Little Sister’s Song

Sista

S.T.R.E.T.C.H.

Remember (Back in the Day)

King of Hearts

Black Tears

Woman Woes

Conditional Love

The Wakeup

Gods and Earths

The Price

Warrior

I Didn’t Ask You

Funky Dysfunction

American Tragedy

Native Daughter

I Don’t Know

Black Girl Magic

Black History

The Exchange

Broken Pieces

No More Fear

The Great Divide

I Am the Dream

Solstice

The Loss

Open Mic

God and The Devil

Angel

For my father Rodney Long and all of my fellow survivors;

We live because we have endless light in darkness.

The One

I wish every woman could feel what I’m feeling right now

His eyes, his touch, I never want to come down

At last real love has really been found

He tells me he needs me for life and that one day I’ll be his wife

Friend or lover he’ll never let go

I’m so happy I didn’t let my heart turned cold

What does love feel like? I always wanted to know

Now I do and I’m never ever letting him go

Quiet Night

Be still night

so that I may have a chance to hear my heart beat again

hot tears on a window pane wet from the storm

one day, one day it will return to the norm

a shooting pain within my chest

is it love or just like the rest

if the earth moves would you feel it with me in all this noise?

Can we have a moment or would time stand still?

If only…

Be still night so that I May have the chance to hear my heart beat again

I’m Sorry