Everything But a Smile

By Candace D. Henry

Everything But a Smile is a collection of poems that speak to acknowledgement, acceptance, and fight through the hollows and peaks of the human experience. The author, Candace D. Henry has a knack for gripping the emotions of her readers to get them to not only see the perspectives of her writings but to feel them on a soul level.<

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lumen of Night Publishing
• Release date: Oct 11, 2016
• ISBN: 9780998130118

Candace D. Henry

Candace D. Henry is an empathic writer who explores the highs and lows of human relationships and interactions through poetry, fiction, and nonfiction outlets. She writes about her passions through her projects and blogs covering food, sexuality, spirituality, relationships, society, natural healing and more. With a passion for writing since elementary years, Candace D. Henry has set out to live her dream as an author of poems, novels and scripts for comedy, drama, introspective and external awareness. Also a painter, Candace D. Henry paints her emotions and channeled visions with oil pastels and acrylic mediums. Candace D. Henry is a partner of Inbound Concepts, a marketing consultancy. With over 11 years of diverse marketing and business strategy experience, Candace consults and educates businesses on digital marketing techniques and strategy development. Her experience includes a vast array of industries while serving - Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, small businesses, clergy and entertainers. Candace D. Henry enjoys her life in Atlanta with her husband, children, and two dogs. In her spare time, Candace studies indigenous cultures, spiritual and psychic development as well as global modes of healing.

Book preview

CHAPTER ONE

Realizations

Clothes for Love

What is love when it wears

the shoes of hate

sweater of judgment

accessories of gossip

pants of vengeance

and the coat of conditions?

Real love is naked.

Women of a Certain Age

Women of a certain age

Can't tell the difference between love and pain

Just want to feel to know they're sane

Numb to the concept of shame

Their hearts grew weak from false loves

Skipping and breaking

Sitting alone in a corner shaking

Until they had no fucks left

To Be Me

If you've got it

Give it to me

Don't hesitate

Don't talk behind my back

Give it to me

Because your words are my fuel

I consume your judgment

Skate on your cold shoulders

Dance to your whispers

All to be me

Somewhere along the way, I spit out the Kool-Aid

I can’t be brainwashed

Your attempts left scars

Where I see color

You see stains

Strokes and splatters outside the lines

Ignorant to your