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| ISBN-13: | 9781504984911 |
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| Publisher: | AuthorHouse |
| Publication date: | 03/18/2016 |
| Pages: | 140 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.44(d) |
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This Too Shall Pass
By Patricia A. Saunders
AuthorHouse
Copyright © 2016 Patricia A. SaundersAll rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-5049-8493-5
CHAPTER 1
My Last Breath
While on this earth I hope I am remembered for being kind, being a
good person, and being loved.
I am on this journey called life, not knowing at times which road to take.
Would my life have turned out differently if I had done this versus that?
As one approaches a milestone birthday, you get less excited.
You start to reminisce
You're sweet 16, you're adorable.
Aw! You turned 18. Did you sign up for the draft to serve your country?
You are 21; let me see your ID.
Oh my! You're 30; you must be married, have kids and accomplished
by now.
You're 40; the new BFF is Miss Clairol.
You're 50; you look at the world differently.
Start making different decisions
Let me hurry up and invest in my retirement.
Let me plan my will.
Lordy, you are 60. You look good for your age.
Are you forgetful or are you starting to get dementia?
Are you traveling more or less?
You're slowing down.
You notice health issues are appearing.
You need to exercise more so that you stay limber.
You're conscious of your breathing.
You don't take everything so seriously.
You're at peace.
You know when the time should come that you don't awake,
You've taken your last breath.
You have lived your life.
You have loved.
You are loved.
You take a long breath in.
You exhale.
Your spirit soars.
I Melt
When I see your eyes
I fall in love all over again
Never thought I would feel like this
Though I carried you
Saw you grow within me
Seeing you lie on my chest
I Melt
When you open your eyes
Looking at me as you nurse from my breast
I smile because I love you
You are my legacy
You are my world
I Melt
The blessing of the birth of a child
Some take for granted
Some don't want to go through it
I look at you and I can't imagine
Your tiny fingers touch mine
And I ...
I Melt
Drought
Mother Earth is tired
Tired of people polluting
There are earthquakes
We prepare for that
There are tornadoes
We run for cover
Blizzard
Run to the store and get all your supplies
Drought
Ration your water
Man can't live by water alone
The body is made up of how much water?
Drought
I'm thirsty
I can't take long showers
Don't take a bath
What is the world coming to?
Let it rain
Let it rain
Not enough is the forecast
California, State of Emergency
We are in a drought!
Who Has Been in My Bed?
I don't know who you are
You have changed
We have gotten so comfortable
Where is the love?
We are just roommates
This is how it feels
Who has been in my bed?
I want the man who courted me
Took me for strolls along the beach
The man who held my hand
Whispered under the stars that he loved me
The man who said I do
Who has been in my bed?
I want him back
I want the new one to be evicted
Come back to me
Love me
Make love to me
Kiss me
Snuggle with me
Who has been in my bed?
Chasing After My Dreams
As a child, I had a vision
I knew what I wanted
I had passion for it
As I grew, I studied
I got the degrees
I got the credentials
I'm getting closer to my dream
I can see it in color
It's hard to recognize the dream from reality
I have my Nikes on
I'm stretching
The race has started and I am pacing myself
Hand me the baton
Chasing after my dreams
You're the Only One
You're the only one
I want to spend my life with
You're the only one
I want to lie in your arms
You're the only one
When your heartbeat stops, I can't breathe
You're the only one
When I feel like I am suffocating, you bring me back to life
You're the only one
When I am scared, you tell me to relax: you got it
You're the only one
As the sun rises, I want to feel you stir and snuggle close to me
And when the sun sets, I want to feel your arms around my waist
As we look out at the horizon
We know there is no limit to what we can do together
Baby, you are the only one!
Lay Your Hands on Me
I close my eyes
Lie flat on my stomach
I hear you rub your hands together
As you breathe in
You place your hands on my back
You exhale and your hands canvas my curves
Your voice softens
I relax and exhale
You squeeze some warm oil into the palm of your hands
You place your hands on my calves and work yourself to my feet
As you lay your hands on me, I feel myself floating
All the stress is gone
My imagination is going all over the place
I am in Tahiti
I am in Mexico
I am in China
Just keep gliding your hands over my skin
Work each knot out
Lay your hands on me
A 5-Year Sentence
You had the cancer scare
You had it cut out
You had treatments
You learned how to breathe again
You were exercising
Being healthy is what you always were
Doctor said you have a 10% chance it can come back
5 years is what they told you
Let's count together 1-2-3
So as your friends were dying off
From different types of cancer
Your mortality was in question
You started saying you lived a good life
You needed to finish everything you put on your bucket list
You were scaring your spouse
Where was your faith?
A tear ran down your cheek
You said, "I have 5 years!"
All I Ever Wanted
You thought it would be money
You thought it would be the house on the hill
You thought it would be the luxury cars
You thought it would be to travel the world
You thought the expensive gifts would do
All I ever wanted was ...
You
Because of You
Because of you, I appreciate the little things
Never taking anything or anyone for granted
Because of you, I look for the good in people
Remembering the homeless mother and child living with us
Because of you, I learned how to make a feast with little
Because of you, I learned that no matter what have faith
Don't let anyone tell you no!
If it is meant for you, it will happen
Because of you, I learned to adapt to my surroundings
Because of you, I applied myself and let the words flow
Open Letter to You
Dear Momma,
It's been more than a couple of years since you left. I think about you around the holidays, when I want to make a special dish and realize you are the only one who had the recipe. Today I saw a beautiful elderly woman with a crown of gray hair. She was sitting and smiling at me. Our eyes locked and I felt warm. I knew she wasn't you, but maybe it was your spirit touching mine. I am thinking about how your smile lit up a room: How people admired your appearance, How you called each one of your children, your favorite, and how each one of us believed you. I want to see you back at the old house, in the kitchen cooking for the family and anyone who stopped by. I want to see you give Daddy a kiss. I want to hear you laughing that robust laugh that came from the bottom of your stomach. I want to see you talk on the phone to your siblings who have also passed away. I want to go back in time when everybody is alive, happy, healthy, and I feel that love. I realize Mother's Day is approaching and I want you back so I can spoil you again. I want to hug you around the neck, kiss you on your soft skin, and tell you everything that has happened.
Until I see you again, just know that I love you a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck.
I love you more than these words can express.
Signed, Me
The Look
The look you give him when you know
He's been out late
He had to work extra hours
He went to have drinks with the boys
When he comes into the house and won't make eye contact
He smells differently than when he left
You wash his clothes and see lipstick on his collar
You go to bed and his back is toward you
You touch him and he moves away
If you make love, the dance that once was in sync is now off
You look at him and you know
Your heart is broken
You wipe the tears
You remember the vows 'til death do you part
He has no idea that you know and if he did, he would find a way to
blame you
As he walks out the door
Something made him turn his head back around
And he saw your look
Bang, Bang!
As kids we played cowboys and Indians
Got older and it was cops and robbers
Bang, Bang! was so innocent
Parents would buy toy guns
Boys would pretend to shoot, get hit, fall down and die
Some things changed over the years
The games became reality
Guns are brought to schools
Drive-by shootings are killing little babies
Bang, Bang!
Someone call 911
There are killings taking place everywhere
Churches, movie theatres, college campuses, Shady Hook, Planned
Parenthood
Unarmed or armed
Bang, Bang!
You're dead!
One Night
Just give me one night
One night to sit under the moonlight
Gaze into the deepest of your eyes
Stop the clock so you can focus just on me
One Night
There's not a phone ringing
Just the giggles of two love birds filling the air
One Night
Not putting others before us
All I ask for is one night of your time
What a Difference a Day Makes
A split second
Heart stops
I am gone
I hear a small voice
Open your eyes
That moment was peaceful
It made me reflect
I came back and did inventory over my life
I am at peace
I called my family and explained that I am living my life
Not leaving everything until later
I want to enjoy what I have worked for
I tell my friends either you love me or hate me
I can't play games with haters
I tell my lover that we need to live in the moment
Let's jump the broom
Let's spend the rest of the sunsets together
Everyone is saying you're different
I turn and sing from Diane Washington's song, "What a Difference
a Day Makes"
My yesterday was blue, dear
Today I'm a part of you, dear
My lonely nights are through, dear
Since you said you were mine
The Other Woman
Infidelity is rampant in the media circuit. People are hosting viewing parties to watch the television show, Scandal. "I want to be a gladiator!" Is this what we are saying every Thursday night? I want to have the high power job, travel all over the world, speak different languages, and have an affair with a married man.
In today's society, committing adultery is accepted more than before. On social media, you see pictures and hear stories of couples, who starred in movies together, becoming an item. The man leaves his wife of many years, and the other woman hopes he comes to be with her. Having an affair with politicians, actors, and presidents is not always glamorous.
They're sneaking off to a discreet location, ordering room service so that they're not seen. No holidays are spent together because they have to be with their family. No calls on the weekend because they can't say they are working long hours to be with you. Do you want to share a moment without a commitment? Do you want to have false hopes that he's leaving her? Do you want to continue to sell yourself short?
When you're the other woman, you can't talk about it with your friends. You have to keep the secret and when you do share; your friends are encouraging you to leave the situation before you fall in love. By then, it's usually too late. You're addicted to him. You can't leave because if for those moments in time he's yours, then that is what you will have.
Is that really true? If he was to leave and come to your Maine as in the Scandal story line, would you trust that he's not sneaking off with someone else? If you were to be foolish enough to slip and get pregnant in hopes that it would expedite the time and so he could choose you, what happens when he requests that you end the pregnancy, forget it ever happened, and tells you it's too complicated to leave?
Is it really worth being the other woman?
(Continues...)
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Table of Contents
Contents
Dedication, v,Introduction, ix,
My Last Breath, 1,
I Melt, 5,
Drought, 7,
Who Has Been in My Bed?, 9,
Chasing After My Dreams, 11,
You're the Only One, 13,
Lay Your Hands on Me, 15,
A 5-Year Sentence, 17,
All I Ever Wanted, 19,
Because of You, 21,
Open Letter to You, 23,
The Look, 25,
Bang, Bang!, 27,
One Night, 29,
What a Difference a Day Makes, 31,
The Other Woman, 33,
Goodbye, 35,
How to Know Love, 39,
Sunset, 41,
Become As One, 43,
Where You're Supposed to Be, 45,
Poppa Don't Take No Mess, 47,
Death Like a Thief in the Night, 51,
Remember When, 53,
Where I Am at Peace, 55,
Take Me Over the Moon, 57,
Mattress, 59,
Fantasy, 63,
Sunrise, 65,
PUSH, 67,
Strong Hands, 69,
Who Will Come?, 71,
Lady in the Red Dress, 73,
Bull's Eye, 75,
There is a Rainbow, 77,
A Call from Heaven, 79,
The Calling, 81,
I Love You, 83,
Slow Dance, 85,
Cold Night, 87,
Born to Be, 89,
You Lift Me Up, 91,
Wannabe, 93,
Don't Cry for Me, 95,
In Love, 97,
Don't Look Back, 99,
This Isn't Supposed to Happen, 101,
The End, 103,
That Tongue, 105,
Superwoman, 107,
A Letter to My Younger Self, 109,
I Need You, 111,
SEX, 113,
Robin, 117,
Sacrifice, 119,
My Son, 121,
Got to Praise, 125,
This Too Shall Pass, 127,
References, 129,