Beneath My Skin
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Beautiful
Here I am staring at the air,
That once was occupied by our beautiful bodies dancing
I remember forgetting all of the nights that I wished I were in love
For it had only seemed like the night before that I was alone
Then out of nowhere heaven sent me a love angel
With eyes that gleamed and a heart that was fragile
I had always heard that love was sweet,
But never did I imagine this
Love was sweeter then my favorite candy
And I only had a craving for you.
Life hasn’t been quite the same without love,
You pray that you’d find it again
But you realize that it’s already gone.
You learn to accept that love is somewhere loving someone else
Here I am here staring at the air,
That was once occupied by our beautiful bodies dancing
You always knew that I had a passion to dance,
But never will it amount to dancing with an angel
At least I can say that I once danced beautifully,
At least I can remember that I was once in-love.
Woman of Color
Sweet Woman of color,
For I know there could never be another.
You have reached the souls of so many,
Inspiring words we know you have plenty.
You''ve been through pain,
You''ve been through sorrow,
But you kept going because you know there is tomorrow
Pushing your way through life,
Even when there is lots of strife
You decided to live and put down the knife.
Hard childhood
You were often misunderstood
Doing everything you could to reach your dreams.
Stories to tell, crossing the trail
Woman of color never knew what it meant to fail,
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About the Book
Beneath my skin is an intimate portrait of myself as well as the things that I have felt and experienced so far in my life. Growing up I was always in my own world. The people around me often not knowing, that I was experiencing things that would one day become a collection of poems that you are about to read today. We are all human and experience things throughout our lifetime. I just hope that my love, joy and pain will make it easier to understand why we go through things. Beneath My Skin reveals many corners of who I am as a person, each corner having its own face. There were many times in my life, that I felt that I was hiding behind my own shadows, just waiting for my identity to be revealed. Throughout these chapters in my life I have become more familiar with who I am and no longer do I hide in the shadows, I am now able to view my own reflection. Hopefully my poetry will touch a special place in your heart, because all I want to do is have the opportunity to give unspoken words voice, and if I have done that, I have not only done my job as a writer but as a person as well.
About the Author
Hello my name is Jamia Galloway and I am going to unveil a very personal side of myself to you. I can still remember the emotions that over came me, the moment I first spoke through my heart. The first poem that I had written was entitled "When you Look at Me". It was a short and simple poem that maybe consisted of 8 or 10 lines but it was my first creation. Growing up I found it hard to express myself, until this life defining moment changed my life. I was a freshman in high school when I began writing. My sophomore year I entered a literary contest and won Second place for my poem entitled "Woman of Color" which I feel is one of the deepest poems I have ever written. I know that the voice inside me is sometimes too afraid to speak, but poetry has been the medicine to cure the aches and pains of my heart; it has been my savior. It is due to the voice within me, that I am no longer afraid to view my own reflection. It is due to poetry that I have the creative freedom to express myself as an individual.