Stories of a Young Black Poet: 2-Volume Collection

By Danielle Calhoun

This book tells the stories about my upbringing, my own experiences, and things my people and I endured every day in urban America.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jan 16, 2017
• ISBN: 9781524655341

Danielle Calhoun

The author, Danielle Calhoun is a 30 years old, born in Middletown Ohio and raised in Cincinnati. After being shuffled through 17 foster homes, at 17 she was headed to Marysville prison to do a 9 year prison sentence. She now lives in Hamilton Ohio.

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Published by AuthorHouse 01/13/2017

ISBN: 978-1-5246-5535-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5246-5533-4 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-5246-5534-1 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2016920921

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Contents

Volume One: Small Sacrifices

The Kid without a Name

I Made It

You Save Me Everyday

Untitled #1

Letter from My Mom

Neglect

My Broken Spirit

I Thought Wrong

Fear of Failure

Justified Statistic

SMH

As I Reflect

Self-Talk

Sales of the Soul

On My Own

It’s cold out Here

I Want My Dreams

Not My Reality

I Can’t See

Let the Truth be Told

Volume Two: Battles of the Heart

Jealous Love

Depression Session

Emotion on One Side

Girl’s in The Hood

Settlers

Sunshine Rain,

Flowers & Thangs

Conversation Unsaid

A Bad Romance

Everybody Hurts

Lighten Up

Heart Ache

Tainted Love

True Story

Female Statistic

Women in Disguise

Because of You

The Looking Glass

Cîroc

Mixed Emotions

You Fine

Meaningless Sex

Tight’n Up

The List

What You Did to Me

It doesn’t bother me

Letter to RI

Caught Me by Surprise

Case You Didn’t Know

Another Summer without You

An Act Of God

Separation Anxiety

More Than…

Le’Ann

Ms. Blair

Ms. Blair Pt 2

Wet Nightmare

Thought’s on Love

Escape

Today and Forever

Obsession

Waiting on heaven

Constant Bliss

Burning within my soul are heartbreaking secrets…

Shame and humiliation in the way of my treatment…

Mind blowing stories awaiting your arrival…

Of betrayal and mistrust it’s all about survival…

VOLUME ONE

Small Sacrifices

The Kid without a Name

Dad didn’t care enough to try, mom didn’t care enough to stay

The system failed me several times, no wonder I ended up this way

My aunts didn’t have time, my cousins didn’t have the patience

From home to home I went, guess I was too much maintenance

Running is what I did, a failure was who I became

Often times I felt I was the kid without a name

Rejection and heartbreak had really done a number on me

I had no goal, no future, no idea of who I wanted to be

I started smoking weed, I picked up selling drugs

Resentment towards my family kept me with a grudge

Running