I Am Woman

By Shameka Bush

When woman removes all the definitions that the world uses to define her, everything from her job to her wardrobe; from her hair and nails to the job she keeps, or even the job roles and stereotypes of cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, tending to children, and paying bills, what is left? What does the bare, vulnerable, unadulterated woman look like? What does she need? What does she desire? What does she express? The pieces in this book are only small reflections of the larger picture. I, being one woman, can fathom only so many feelings and expressions that only when we collect the expressions of every woman on this earth, can we realize the full essence and beauty of woman. For now, let us begin the conversation inch by inch, poem by poem, woman by woman.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jun 27, 2023
• ISBN: 9798369401491

Shameka Bush

Now on her third publication, Shameka strives to grow each time by writing pieces that are relatable, engaging, and thought-provoking. She has been silently developing her creative edge since her youth and is now boldly making a statement while continuously contributing to her legacy. All three publications are ‘must-reads.’ From Read in Between the Lines, which officially begins her passion for writing, to Love’s Prisoner which uses language that captivates readers with her expression of life and passion, to her recently developed masterpiece ‘I Am Woman’ which begins a courageous conversation about a few expressions of women, these publications will leave you wanting more!

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CONTENTS

Choose Her

Love By Soul

A Woman’s Lightning

Today Rather Than...

I Am Worth More!

The Hardest Hill To Climb

Humbleness

Built For Victory

Between His Heart And Mine

A Woman’s Moon

The Cliff

Feel

The Truth

Release Her!

Knocking And Tapping

A Woman’s Storm

*Snap**Snap*

Celebrate Me

The Girl In You

You Are Enough

A Woman’s Fire

Please Do Not Pass Me By

You Are Power!

Wisdom

You

Dear Woman

A Woman’s Thunder

Woman Speak!

The Kite

Every Time...

Now

Too Much Woman!

Woman’s Ice

The Darkness

Untitled

In The Middle Of Enough

A Woman’s Rose

To My Daughter

The Heart And Soul Of Woman

Get Up! Get Up! Get Up!

Intertwine

A Woman’s Heart

Untitled

A Woman Of Substance

Forgive

My Name Is Love

Missing Diamonds

The Illusion

Where Is The Human?

My Heart...

Smart Girl, Smart!

Woman Is Art

The Away Woman

Breathe

Not Sorry

Try Love Again

No.

Where It Gets Better

The Light

All Of You

Woman, Woman!

All Of Her

A Woman’s Rain

The Twisted Heart

One Prayer Left

No Words

A Woman’s Sorrow

To My Son

Just Let Go!

They Live In Me

A Woman’s Soul...

The Uncharted Heart

A Promise

You Are Alive

I Dare You

Words

A Woman’s Trash

I Affirm Me

I Am Woman

Empty Space

Not Made For Me

Perfect Love; Perfect Hate

My Light

Fight For Me

Who Am I To Say?

CHOOSE HER

She is imperfect and emotional.

She is unorthodox the least to say.

But since she’s the captain of this team,

Choose her anyway.

Friends come and go and come again.

Time after time, day by day.

But when it’s time to party hard,

Celebrate her anyway.

He may have hurt her heart terribly.

Seems like he can never stay.

But he does not define who she is inside,

So, love her anyway.

The world is filled with tricks and confusion,

Conspiring against her as if she’s prey.

One wrong move and it could be the end,

But trust her anyway.

You may not have the identity they prefer.

They may want you to hide your way.

They won’t accept who you are inside,

But show her anyway.

The woman who is in inside you,

Should never be compromised on any day.

So, show, trust, love, celebrate,

And choose her anyway.

LOVE BY SOUL

The night has falling in on us,

Like your body on top of mine.

And the road to all ecstasy,

is at the base of my spine.

Though the best feeling ever,

is at the horizon of our skin,

but we touch more than the physical,

but the soul that’s deep within.

A tie that can’t be unwound.

A bond that can’t be broken.

Joined together by the spirit,

A love left unspoken.

Who knows making love,

is more than what man have told?

True ecstasy is not just sex in bed,

but when you make love by soul.

The night has falling in on us,

like you inside my thighs,

and the road to all ecstasy,

is in the heart, soul, and mind,

The best feeling ever,

is at the horizon of our skin,

We not only touch the body,

but caress the soul deep within.

A WOMAN’S LIGHTNING

Do you know a woman’s lightning?

It flashes through the night sky.

She fills the atmosphere with her light.

She catches the heart and eye.

Make sure your eyes are open.

So, you can see her pastel blue and pink.

Because as fast as she comes, she goes.

You’ll miss her if you blink!

What a wonder to experience!

She’s a catch to every eye.

With grace and fashion eloquently,

She dances across the sky!

And if you are blessed enough,

to value her grace and all her wonder.

If you think her lightening is strength and beauty,

wait until you hear her thunder!

TODAY RATHER THAN...

Love waits for no one,

No moon or no sun,

More time we can never borrow,

Love today rather than tomorrow,

Rain-Shine and Sun-Dim,

Is the time I’d tarry for him,

but the great wait brings about sorrow,

Love today, who you can love tomorrow,

But what if the ‘morrow never comes?

And the feeling of love grows numb?

Then I can’t speak on what can never follow

Love today rather than...

I AM WORTH MORE!

The bottom line is,

I am worth MORE!

My value is the cost of Heaven.

A price you can’t pay with your soul.

A cost the world can’t afford!

I am worth MORE!

I am the sun, the rain, and the clouds.

I am the sky and the star.

So brilliant you must see afar!

I am worth MORE!

My worth is more precious,

than the most precious diamond in the earth.

A value that a jeweler cannot perceive.

He says, It’s nothing I’ve seen before!

A love so much to adore!

I am worth MORE!

What man on earth can begin,

to fathom me not sensually,

beyond potentially,

but beauty exponentially?

I am worth MORE!

THE HARDEST HILL TO CLIMB

The truth is it’s me.

The darkest truth is the one that’s blind.

I can heal once I’ve gain acceptance,

but acceptance