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    Orchids&blus
    Orchids&blus
    Orchids&blus
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    Orchids&blus

    By jaziyyah

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    Remember you are never alone. What you experience has been encountered by others. The stories here are proof. And anytime you feel as though you don't know what to do in life - remember that the ultimate key is perspective. 


    The poetry co

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNew Degree Press
    Release dateMay 9, 2022
    ISBN9798885042086
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      Orchids&blus - jaziyyah

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      New Degree Press

      Copyright © 2022 jaziyyah

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      orchids&blus

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      979-8-88504-208-6 Ebook

      To my mother, for gifting me life and unconditional love, introducing me to the world of poetry at eleven years old, for making sure I always had a pen to write with and a book to write in. I love you more than I can fathom.

      To my pops, you are a large part of the man I am today. It is an honor to have you as my father, and as a best friend. Thank you for teaching me to GROW through life, instead of merely GOing through it. This book was my garden.

      To Alicia, my godmother, for showing me that if I want to get something done, I need faith and hard work conjointly. For teaching me family is everything. You sacrificed more than I can imagine, and I owe you for it all.

      To Mrs. Toya, Ms. Castel, Ms. Rochelle, The 2017–2018 Slaughterhouse Coaching Staff, Mr. Moore, and Luquan. Thank you for cementing belief in me before I had any in myself. Long before I even knew what I needed to believe in. For supporting me in whatever facet no matter the venture.

      To Da Guy$ for inspiring me to follow my dreams and never letting voices deter me from the path I was born to be on. This book is a sign. We made it. And we’re still going.

      To my younger siblings, Alaeya, Kennedi, and Taariq, if I did it at twenty, you can do it now. Whatever that may be. Let me be the example of believing in YOU first. Only do whatever you LOVE to do.

      To God, I am grateful to you for allowing me to borrow your voice, your vison, and letting me be a vessel. I owe it all to you.

      I pray now to understand, then to be understood. To learn to love, then to be loved. God has given me abundance. I rather understand them [other people], so I can minister to them.

      —Ms. Lauryn Hill

      Places to reside

      Part I. loving u

      i think poetry exists

      an all-red room

      fellas,

      i’m stuck

      he always knew

      it seems like it’s always

      streetcar by Daniel Caesar

      may my

      possessive nature // scorpio’s tail

      throughout this book

      temperature temperament

      North Carolina beach house

      your eyes are too proud

      wardrobe

      serendipity

      her voice

      advice

      i warrant

      knowing

      forward&backward

      girls like her

      she

      why is

      reminiscing

      letters to u

      currency

      a lil red

      blu

      reminders

      i went

      i yearn

      broken clocks by SZA

      when u whispered

      i told

      i’d

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