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    I Write For Me
    I Write For Me
    I Write For Me
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    I Write For Me

    By John lenning

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    I write for me is about my struggles my up and downs my failures and successes I had  The book is about faith life love sadness death l  wrote over 60 poems in this book  I did the art work my self  I hope you enjoy some of the pictures  most of the pictures tell a tale abort the poem Just remember life is not a road map you have to find your own way to the finish line sometimes it's not easy but never give up oh boy never give up 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn lenning
    Release dateFeb 16, 2019
    ISBN9781393851448
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      I Write For Me - John lenning

      I Write For Me

      I love to write any day or night I write about as good as I cook, I don’t care how it looks

      As long as it is appetizing and is made with warmth and love then fills you up why does it matter that it was made in a cup

      You may not like how I write that's fine you have that right

      Even if I was the only one that read what I have written I would still be smitten

      Because I love to read what I write any day or night

      I like to look at the stars as I lay in my bed then write down what I see in my head

      If I don't write it down I start to hurt all around

      It's throbs so bad in my head that I began smashing it on my bed

      I have learnt not to fight but instead to go with the flow and write

      When I'm done writing it all down on paper to my delight I then stand up and yell with all my might

      I am a writer that is what I am to be and I write for me

      But even if no one reads what I write I would still write every day and night

      Because I write for me so I can believe I can be anything I want to be

      I don't need no plane to fly I can soar with Superman in the sky

      All I need is a pad and pen and I'm stronger and quicker than Superman as I write in my den

      Sometimes the words fight me and I cry so I sneak up on them really sly

      Because I know if I don't even try, I would just wither and die

      I write to me I will let others read when I write you see

      I do care if you like what I write my words will make you cry laugh and sometimes make you fight

      If you never read my words that would make me sad, I write about my life experiences the good and the bad

      I write for me

      I write for me

      Inspiration

      Every door every window every road has been blocked with no way through you have to work harder and study more than any other two

      You climbed Every Mountain swam across every sea but you still have far to go you’ve lived in the hot desolate desert you slept in the Artic and Antarctica in the snow

      You have a feeling deep down in your bones that you’re destined to do something great something that’s very special that people will appreciate

      You look at all the great minds and thinkers that there has been you wonder what inspired all the men and women to do the fantastic things they did back then

      Then it comes you and you smile after all the things you have tried all the roads that you have walked all those miles

      The only thing you need for inspiration is you even though everything you have tried you have failed to succeed you have tried you have not given up you will keep trying until you plant that seed

      That will grow inside of you to inspire you to do wonderful things but not for fame oh no not for fame that would not be right that would be such a shame

      But whatever you do it will be to make people feel alive because they’re numb and need a drink by making them smile laugh cry yell even think

      Maybe I won’t be the one doing great things but inspiring others so I won’t quit I won’t go down on the ground and throw a tantrum like some of my brothers

      I’ve been spitted upon I’ve been smack down kicked at I’ve been broken in two been thrown from a moving van also been shot at even with all that plus living in a garbage can

      I have not quit I have not stopped I will inspire others I will be their inspiration to do great things for their sisters and brothers

      I will continue to work hard maybe one day I can inspire a whole nation with my hard work maybe I will be your inspiration

      I Have Faith In Me

      I have never been this low In the Pitts of hell I landed with no place to go When I crashed, I hit the cold hard ground with my head I was out cold didn’t even have a bed

      I let money power and fame get the best of me I felt ashamed that I went down in fiery flames for all to see

      Now here I sit in the pits of hell always crying feeling sad with no hope in sight I just gave up and quit then sat my ass down and refused to fight

      The Pits of Hell was a horrible place I felt so ashamed I couldn't even show my face

      Then one day I just stood up on my feet and walked for a while when I realized that only I can change reality and began to smile

      I have faith in me if I truly believe in who I am to be then faith can move mountains you see

      If I don’t ever stand up and give it a try on this cold hard ground, I will surely die

      How will I ever know if I can survive, I can still breathe and I am able to walk and I’m still alive

      I just began to climb slowly at first then the higher I got the faster I went and once again I got that thirst

      To succeed to be the top dog the one in charge of it all the path was hard took time and a lot of guts and I had to climb over a lot of walls

      The Pits of hell had a tight grip on me it would not let go or set me free

      I had to beat my demon and send him back to hell or I will never be able to climb out of my cell

      I began to fall to the floor I couldn’t breathe anymore

      I then closed my eyes thought that I was going to die

      I reached down and stood up with all my might I wasn’t going to stop without a fight

      I took a deep breath and showed my pride by taking step by step I climbed in stride

      With my head held high I begin to yell there is no quit in me I’m climbing up to the sky

      I have faith in me if I truly believe in who I am to be then faith can move mountains you see

      If I don’t ever give it a try then on this cold hard ground, I will die I have never quit before I ate my pie

      I have faith in me if I truly believe in who I am to be then faith can move mountains you see

      I fell many times I had to drop to my knees cleaning the floor looking for nickels and dimes

      There is

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