Obituary: A Collection of Poems

By Alex Smith

What would a life without sadness, anger, defeat, love, and vulnerability truly represent? It represents a life lived in fear. Every human is hesitant of showing their true, raw, authentic selves, fearing they will never be accepted. No matter what difficulties a person has faced, what age, what stage in life, every person will relate to the emotions felt in this piece. This book will make you question whether or not your life is meaningful, what positives/negatives you put back into the world, what life events/people have sculpted you, and whether you give into your demons or flood them out with light. Alex has courageously displayed all his darkest thoughts for the public to see in such an artistic fashion.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 20, 2019
• ISBN: 9781796033281

Alex Smith

Alex Smith lives on Cape Cod with his wife, children, and family pets. Alex grew up on Cape Cod, so his love for the ocean landscape started at a young age. For work, he visits Nantucket, as well as Martha’s Vineyard, several times throughout the year. He believes that you garner an intrinsic perspective of the towns that comprise the coast, when viewed from the water.

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Acknowledgements

To the love of my life

To my brother’s and sister’s, we held off the demons together.

To my parents for doing the best they could.

To all the souls who kept my heart burning.

Forged from the fires of the soul this collection is filled with tales of love, pain, and loss.

Prologue

I should tell you now this is not my obituary

But the things that come out to play in my dreams.

I had to many demons.

I had to get them out somehow.

Enjoy the ride, find peace in the pain.

I needed this.

Contents

life

I.           Class

II.          The Prison

III.        Small Town

IV.         Destination

V.          War

VI.         The Storm

VII.