RISEN AMONG WISDOM
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Now I Know
Now I know
Why you do the things, you do.
Now I know
Why you say, I’m going to call you back, and never do.
Now I know
Why you have that look on your face, when you tell me you care for me.
Now I know
Why the lies you tell, come out of your mouth so easily.
Now I know
Why you continue, to put me through this pain and annoying
When you don’t have any intention of staying.
Now I know
How dumb I’m acting, when I know what I needed to do from the beginning.
Now I know
Why I stayed so long.
Now I know, now I know.
I Want To Be Free
I want to be free
I want to live again
Free like a bird, flying across the sea
I want to be free
I want to know how, it is to breathe again
To feel the chains no longer against my skin
I want to know how it is to feel independent again
How to live on my own
I want to be free
I want to run my own life, make my own decisions
I want a life, a life of my own, and the only way is to be free
Free of the chains no longer against my skin
I want to be free
My Poem
I am a 19 years old
Black female poet
Wrote a poem asking people
Why try to change me? Why do they try?
You can steal my
pride
Or slit my wrist
But it won't stop or change me!
I’ve have been
locked up in my room
Treated badly by my parents.
I’ve been beaten and
tormented
In the worst possible way.
But it won't stop or change me!
My diary has been
read.
My conversations listened to.
My voice mail checked.
But it won't stop or change me!
It caused me to
change on all my old friends
And on my new lover.
But it won't stop or change me!
My heart has been
broken so many times, so many times,
It's incredible that I go on living this way.
How do I do it? How do I?
But “It won't stop or change me.”
But “It won’t stop or change me.”
It won’t, it won’t, ever!
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About the Book
Risen Among Wisdom. A new collection of poetry by Michele N. Alford, This
collection of poems talks reflectively about the author’s journey through life.
Her frankness and down-to-earth writing style is sure to earn the reader’s
attention. Opening this collection of poetry is like a breath of fresh air,
it’s heart-filled, sentimental, deep and passionate. An enjoyable read that would appeals to people of all walks of
life. This collection has a little
something for everyone.
“I entitled the collection “Risen Among Wisdom”
because writing these poems have helped me rise above everything that was going
on around me and to find within it wisdom to survive and grow. My life has not been an easy one, but
learning to express myself in poetry as a means of “telling my story” has
helped me. It is my hope to encourage
others by reading my story and to help them understand that regardless of what
they are going through, they are strong, can achieve anything, and have within
them the will and wisdom to survive.”
About the Author
Michele N. Alford began writing poetry when she was 14 years
old. Born and raised in Washington,
D.C. As a “high strung” and verbally expressive teenager, her grandmother
constantly encouraged her to express herself in writing, feeling that this
would help Michele focus and reflect better on what was going on in her life.
In this practice Michele found a silent way to express and give words to what
she was feeling. The author contends
that everyone has a story, as well as a poem inside themselves, they just need
a quiet place to safely let it out. At
28, her first published work is entitled “Risen Among Wisdom” contains poems
that document her many life experiences.