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    I Bleed Words
    I Bleed Words
    I Bleed Words
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    I Bleed Words

    By Shirley Siaton

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    Present slowly comes
    Enfolding and unfolding
    Dawn and dusk
    In a circle never-ending
    Rising and falling
    Eternally, so shall I go
    Onwards and seeing

    A collection of poetry written across decades by award-winning author Shirley Siaton, 'I Bleed Words' encompasses a young woman's eye-opening journey through life.

    Each poem is an evocative treatise from her heart, soul and blood. Each verse is an unpretentiously honest testament to a world rife with beautiful intricacies, tribulations and triumphs.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherShirley Siaton
    Release dateAug 22, 2023
    ISBN9798224537563
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      I Bleed Words - Shirley Siaton

      I Bleed Words

      Poems of heart, soul and blood

      Shirley Siaton

      Inky Sword Book Publishing

      Copyright © 2023 Shirley Siaton Parabia

      ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

      No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without the prior written permission of the copyright owner, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review

      To request permission, contact the publisher at books@inkysword.com.

      1st Edition, August 2023

      Published by Shirley S. Parabia

      Illustrations by Rein Geronimo

      Cover design by Artscandare

      Inky Sword Book Publishing

      Barangay Quezon, Arevalo, Iloilo City 5000 Philippines

      inkysword.com

      To Mimi & Millet

      Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright

      Dedication

      Introduction

      I Bleed Words

      Chapter 1: Heart

      bitten

      cradled head

      drought

      drunk

      faceless

      hidden

      hungry

      lavender polish

      long-lost tango

      lover

      pimple

      purple scrunchie

      regression

      smoke

      solstice

      ugly

      ulcer

      wallflower

      yellow-green

      Chapter 2: Soul

      begging streets

      blue

      damnation

      danger

      debt

      delusion

      demolition

      deprivation

      difference

      disease

      distance

      disintegration

      divination

      duplication

      dust

      dwelling

      fallen frame

      food court

      juxtaposition

      rainfall

      scars in solitude

      the voyage

      Chapter 3: Blood

      a fat girl thing

      back in the food court

      black cat

      blood

      dark

      dauntless

      dawn

      death

      defiance

      deliverance

      destination

      discord

      disruption

      divergence

      divide

      dreams

      dribble

      drift

      flight

      holy war  

      silence

      smoke 2

      Thank you!

      About The Author

      On the Web

      Introduction

      As with any good story, there were stages in my journey as a poet: the starting point, the exploration, and the endgame.

      The initial stage was when I looked around me in wonder. I took on the role of chronicler, more witness than partaker, as events unfolded before my eyes.

      In my earliest work, my

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