Harsh Realities

By Jeri Speaker

This book is about the cold hard facts of life. Bringing to existence reality through poetry. These poems are survival tools that supported me throughout life's hardships. They are about the love, heartache, loss and struggles that I have experienced. Sharing what I went through has helped me heal, my hope is that others will feel as though they

• Language: English
• Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing
• Release date: Dec 5, 2022
• ISBN: 9781685365547

Jeri Speaker

Jeri Speaker was born in North York, Ontario, Canada. She is mother to two sons, William, and Michael, who have grown and now have families of their own which she treasures them all greatly. Jeri enjoys the simple pleasures life has to offer such as BBQs, taking her grandchildren on outings, watching sporting events and drinking tea. She holds family and friends close to the heart as time is precious. She has cowritten the song Thank You, for her sons, with the artist Melani on her CD, Sunshine Love, 2000. Her poem, Missing YOU, written for her dear friend whom she calls Mommy was published in Ballads of Our Lives, The International Library of Poetry, 2000.

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Contents

1. Harsh Realities

2. Down Not Out

3. Wasteful Regret

4. Life’s Road

5. Time For Responsibility

6. Life

7. Real Life

8. One Way

9. Try Your Luck

10. Don’t Be

11. It’s Life

12. Stay Strong

13. Just Ask

14. Survive + Reasons Why

15. With God’s Help

16. Who It May Concern

17. My Boys

18. Did My Best

19. I’m Sorry

20. I Will Always Love You

21. Your Day + To Believe

22. Once Upon A Friend

23. My Angels With Love + Thank-You Goodwill

24. Beauty In All

25. What Is It We Have

26. Don’t Ask

27. Stay Strong + Love

28. From The Heart

29. Unexpected Loss

30. I Love You

31. Dearest Sunshine + Informer

32. Let’s Stay Friends

33. I Don’t Know Yet Why

34. Once Upon A Dream

35. A Drop In The Bucket

36. Your Love’s A Curse

37. To Whom It May Concern

38. Depression + As I Sit

39. Don’t Know

40. It Is What It Is

41. Mystery

42. No Feelings + A Little Light

43. He Just Knows

44. Biting Your Lip

45. I Feel Your Pain

46. Life In Stride

47. Straight Up

48. A Love Never To Last + Real Love

49. A Look From The Outside

50. It’s Me

51. Weakening

52. No Heart Left

53. Just Sigh

54. Concede

55. Want Much

56. A Lost Innocense

57. A Matter Of Time

58. In The End

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