Believe: A Poetry Collection

By Denise Alicea

Poetry for the soul

Believe: A Poetry collection touching on a teenager's journey through love, life, and cultural identity. These emotional poems have been edited and filtered through an adult perspective, offering depth and new interpretations of the words and experiences.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Denise Alicea
• Release date: Jul 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9798988349600

Denise Alicea

Born to the great lively city of Manhattan, NY, and raised in quiet Connecticut. Denise started writing when drawing and painting were not enough. Deciding to try a new type of medium, she thought to start with poetry. After her first success and first reading at the age of fifteen. Her writing began to take on new life with her own worlds of fantasy, time travel, action, adventure and of course romance.  Graduating with an MFA in Creative Writing and a BA in Marketing, Denise has many passions including the arts, volunteering, and reading and reviewing books. Being an award winning author and book blogger for over 7 years has allowed her to have the opportunity to be a speaker at Book Expo America. When not writing, Denise loves technology, blogging, watching movies and TV shows and of course volunteering for many RWA chapters.

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BELIEVE

A Poetry Collection

Denise Alicea

Copyright © 2023 by Denise Alicea

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means, without prior written permission.

Denise Alicea

www.denisealicea.com

Publisher’s Note: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are a product of the author’s imagination. Locales and public names are sometimes used for atmospheric purposes. Any resemblance to actual people, living or dead, or to businesses, companies, events, institutions, or locales is completely coincidental.

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by Denise Alicea-- 1st ed.

I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.

― Sarah Williams

Contents

Rise Up

Thanks to You

Helen

Friendship

Where Angels Walk

Believe

We Can

I will not silenced.

Together

Furry Angels

Love from a Distance

Dream World

Tear Down These Walls

Flashbacks

Clarity and confusion

Absence

Angel’s Grace

Past Lives

Faith

Spirits

Hero

Puerto Rico

In Your Heart I Remain

Rage

Hope

Walking With a Friend

Latina Pride

La isla bonita

Cats

Mom

Dreams

Wear Your Crown High

Never Changing Love

About the Author

Rise Up

When the hurricane winds howl against your door,

Rise Up.

When the storm clouds gather and the rain pours down,

Rise Up.

When the waves crash against the shore with a mighty sound,

Rise Up.

When the darkness threatens to engulf you whole,

Rise Up.

When the world seems cruel and takes its toll,

Rise