Whispers of Poetry: How Words Can Change Your Life

By Sandra Nelson

I grow up as a child and live with parents who would fight and with a brother who thought it was okay for a boy to hit a girl. I only knew those kinds of behavior; therefore, it led me to men who abused their women. And to me, I thought of it as normal. My self-esteem was next to nothing because of the men who I was involved with, so I stayed in the relationship because I didn’t think that I deserved anything better. It wasn’t until I was in my late forties that I finally realized that I am beautiful both inside and outside, and I deserve all that life has to offer me. Now I won’t settle for anything less. The words I speak are from true life experience, and they come from my heart. So please don’t feel sorry for me for any of my tribulations. Recognize me for who I am today, and I can only hope that I can inspire someone out there to stand proud and stand tall because you are so much stronger than you think. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: May 3, 2022
• ISBN: 9798885406222

Book preview

The Love of My Life

The mistakes I’ve made in the past are

Stepping-stones to what my future holds,

My only regret of the many made

Is how I tend to lose total control.

The past is the past this is true

And it’s not going to take control of me,

Even though it’s no longer a part of my life

The scars are internal and for only me to see.

I get up each and every day and

That in itself is a wonderful blessing,

I go to work ’cause I love my job

Total control, little pain, no stressing.

I have so much to be thankful for

And with my back pain, it’s not easy,

I take it slow and easy through the day

Get what I can get done, no need to be greedy.

I put my thoughts down on paper with

Words that come from the heart,

My words are not wisdom, just experience

And sometimes I express feelings in my art.

It is the only way that I know how

To take back control of my life,

And I’ve never been one to just sit back

And be nothing but a housewife.

When I get off work and go home

I watch anything on TV but the news,

It’s all a bunch of nonsense and lies

’Cause they only report what they’re told to.

You really need to make time for yourself

To relax and release all of the stress,

Because it can take a toll on you and

Before you know it, you’re sitting in a big mess.

The men I’ve had in my life are

Only a few throughout my years,

I wished I could say they brought me joy

But I’m afraid all I got were tears.

I have vowed to keep my heart locked up

’Cause it hurts too much when it’s broken in two,

And all at the hands of the ones that are

Suppose to love me and be true.

Now this new love that I have will

Always show me their affection,

And I’ll never again have sorrow

For any of my past rejections.

I’ll never again have to wonder

Or worry if they’ll ever walk,

And before I go to bed tonight

I’ll make sure to clean her litter box.

As Real as It Gets

Life has been pretty good for me

Even with all of the twists and turns,

I guess it has to be that way

In order for you to understand and learn.

Not going to say that my choices were good

And I’ll own up to each and every one,

But it’s ’cause of those choices made

And how this story had begun.

Every relationship you’re in is different

And you shouldn’t have to change who you are,

So be yourself from the very beginning

And you’ll avoid that finding-yourself-again war.

I have seen it for myself that

Most people have two faces,

One face is who they are in front of you

But it’s the other one that’s a true disgrace.

They always say that your first

Impression is the one that counts,

But sometimes it’s the second or third

Encounter that makes you want to bounce.

I’ve always been the type of girl who almost

Always wears my heart on my sleeve,

In some situations, that’s not a good thing

’Cause you’re usually the one who doesn’t get to leave.

I have no regrets for any mistakes made

And if I could go back, not one thing would I change,

Well, maybe I would do things a little different

And some of the events I would rearrange.

The knowledge we get through experience

Only helps us if we learn from it,

So use the brain that God gave you and stop relying

On information from the Internet that you get.

It’s really not all that hard to do

All it is is a little common sense,

Oh, wait, that’s where the problem lies, no one

Knows what that is and I mean no offense.

Everything in this world now is full of

The right or wrong or politically correct or incorrect,

The million-dollar question here is this

Just something we’re going to sit back and accept.

I know that I can’t be the only one who

Thinks that all of this is morally wrong,

But one person can’t change the world

We must band together and be strong.

Without each person here working and

If we would all look to boycott,

Our government would think twice

Before messing with us or have you forgot.

We all go through some pretty tough times

And sometimes we look for an easy way out,

But it makes you stronger when you do

The right thing and show the world what you’re about.

Can’t speak for anyone else but me

It’s either how I handle it or how I cave,

It’s what your integrity is built from

And God bless the great US of A.

Farewell

You’ve used me more than

Once for your alibi,

You don’t want me to tell the truth

You want me to lie.

But we both know all

The truth I can tell,

But I will only say this

And that’s I wish you farewell.

In all of this despair

Not one more tear shall I cry,

And if you don’t understand that

Maybe you’ll understand goodbye.

Shame

Every time I think of you

Or someone says your name,

I want to cover my