Perspective of the Forgotten

By Leandrew Hamilton-Cofer

About the Book
Perspective of the Forgotten is a poetry collection that showcases a mother and son’s journey through life while providing the ups and downs of the world around them.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Company
• Release date: Jul 11, 2023
• ISBN: 9798888127421

Book preview

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Bridges

It’s a constant battle of who matters the most

Even those that matter the most will draw a line in the sand and have you standing by yourself

Try asking for help and that’s when everything goes left

Asking for smoke just to send an apology back

Y’all would rather clap back then fight back

Nightmares fighting dreams don’t know which one to believe

Picking the wrong scheme would insight those that disbelieve

Snakes finding holes under trees where we used sleep

Gassing up all my accomplishments because most of my life I ran on fumes

Building bricks with missed opportunities got me thinking is it all true

Blowing friendships up until the balloon pops

Spit in your face, hope you saw the alarm go off

Red flags, no blood, walk, pay attention to how people talk

Interpretations being lost in translation. Time don’t run on patience

When you make it, you made it.

Building bridges placing traps

Poison

I watched him stumble

You would’ve thought it was from him washing his face

But soap and steam weren’t the smell lingering in the air

Or water running through his hair

But a poison that was introduced to him

In hoping it would