There is so much of life that is unclear even to those who live it. My life has been a jumble of pain, sorrow, tradgedy and many happier emotions, passion, joy, hope and promise. I began writing when I was 13 and have always been better able to deal with life's darker times because of expressing those emotions in verse. Letting loose the monsters that live inside to tell their story on paper.Writing about the happier emotions of love and passion is a way to keep that moment alive forever and in writing it down, hoping to share it with others.
I was born the fifth child of six to migrant farm working parents. I spent most of my childhood summers in Michigan and winters in Florida. My parents finally decided to put down roots and bought a farm in Indiana. I loved having a real home of our own but I will admit, I'm a lazy thing. The farm work was hard, but the lazy days on the creek banks reading or just dreaming were more than I had ever hoped for. At the age of eighteen I was planning to study literature and creative writing when I had a tramatic event in my life. I was brutally attacked, beaten and gang raped. This pretty much destroyed the hopes and dreams of youth. Looking back now I realize that this one event caused me to make many poor choices in life. I was married at 19 and had 2 sons. My sons have always been the soul of my existence. Bringing love and joy into a life that seemed devoid of such emotions. I finally divorced and felt freer than I had ever felt in my entire life. I could now be and do whatever I wanted, and I wanted to work on my painting and writing.
At a time when I thought such things were behind me, I met the love of my life, my best friend, my soulmate and remarried. What a difference the right life's companion can make. Life is now a joy and although a lot of my poetry is dark, some reflect the love and happiness felt at finding just that right person. My sincere hope is that my poetry will bring hope to those going through pain of their own.
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