Her Melanin, Her Skin E-Book

David Kamali

• Herausgeber: Books on Demand
• Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 26

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021

Beschreibung

Passionate, sensitive and affectionate, Her Melanin, Her Skin is a poetry collection of touching and tender emotional power. Its story covers the joyous and sometimes heartbreaking relationship of two young lovers and their fiery romance, but it also targets social issues such as racial segregation and domestic violence.

Leseprobe

To Her,I Hope This Book Finds You.

FOREWORD

I was thirteen years old when I wrote my first poem. I remember the hype and simple joy that it created in me. I rushed into the living room and read it out loud. When I finished, my brother laughed at me and said that it was the "most horrible" poem he had ever heard, but my mom took me aside, kissed my forehead, and told me that I would be a great poet and writer one day. She then took my faulty poem and put it in her photo album.

Some months ago, my student sent me his short story. It was a superb story, with colourful imagery and beautiful similes. I saw myself in him, the same young passionate kid who tried eagerly to do good but always feared it would not be enough. I had a conversation with him, and I told him the exact thing my mom told me some years ago. I sowed a seed of faith, hoping that the seed will grow and become a sequoia one day. It was then, I truly realised the power of words, and I decided to write and complete this poetry collection.

When I first started writing this poetry collection, I feared deeply that my emotions would not give way to the impact this book intended to have on you. It took me a while to overcome that fear, to make a decision and to start the process. During the process of writing Her Melanin, Her Skin, I realised that we humans are incredibly flawed and we try earnestly to see the flaws of others while hiding our own. I realised that loving a person truly is not a feeling but a decision. It is a decision to accept the other person with whatever flaws they have, whatever mistakes they had made, and whatever path they take. I realised that loving is a process, and every process takes time. It requires energy, communication, and patience.

It took me months to bring to life everything that had happened. Even though I had to change some names and events, I stayed true to the story, to myself, and to you as the reader. I believe that all of us have a story, but many of us do not dare to share it. I hope that my story connects to yours and becomes an inspiration for you to write your own.

The Author

CONTENTS

Foreword

We

Visible

Miracle

Set You Free

Tears

Soul

Whole

Wink

Next Station

Her

First Sight

A Soft Kiss

Her Lips

Her Melanin, Her Skin

Mount Zion

A Touch of Poetry

Input

A Gun, No magazine.

Look Past the Past

I Hate Good-byes

King Jr.

Sushi

Her Afro Hair

Candle

The Meaning of Life

Seconds

HIM

Raised by a Woman

Silence

Proud. Strong.

Bare Soul

Lunch

Ice Cream

Sandcastle

Paris

Our Hearts

Couple Goals

Our First Silly Little Fight

A Daughter

A Son

A Great Father

Grew In Love

No Regrets

My Home

Streets of New York

Marry You

You

Seasons

My Everything

Yellow Cab

Good-bye

A Damn Lie

All I Had

Scar

This World

Purpose

A Poet Without a Poem

None

Your Melanin, Your Skin

Second Chance

Afterword