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I’m A Survivor. Hearing the World Through Her Eyes. Pictures of Joy Elan's book covers and events. Bay Area Black Expo 2014. Silence Is Not Always Golden: The Power of Spoken Words (2015). Winning 3rd Place in Oakland's Got Talent. Book Signing in July 2015. Dom Jones' Women Are Works Of Art. Signs of Life: Past, Present, and Future (2011). The Unnamed Movie Premiere. 2015 National Poetry Awards' Poetry Video of the Year. Team Wight Out Productions. 2014 P.O.E.T's Author Award. Joe Torry and Friends.

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I’m A Survivor. Hearing the World Through Her Eyes. I’m a gold digger. I want the best and I go for the best. If I was alive in 1849, I would’ve been one of the ladies in the Gold Rush. Don’t get it twisted. I’m not talking about going after some rich man’s money. Because I’m going to make my own. If anything, I got to watch out for the guys that want me to take care of them. I’ve met some of those. They never thought I’d be someone in the future. Then when they saw the degrees and the Mercedes.

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I’m A Survivor. Hearing the World Through Her Eyes. Your head, shaved from your mane. You’re Samson; you cut your own hair and still had your strength. Full of thoughts and creativity, waiting to flow through your mouth when you speak. Your eyes, a beautiful brown. A shade I can’t describe. Your lips, full and powerful. They amaze people because of the things you say. And bring people closer to you because of your smile. Or make them run away because you speak the truth. Your face is a golden brown.

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I’m A Survivor. Hearing the World Through Her Eyes. My introduction to my poetry tribute to Tee at the Air Lounge on 12-21-11:. A melody flows to my ears. It catches my attention. And draws me to the speakers. Sitting there, not understanding what she’s singing. But I know she’s in love. The piano is playing beautifully. Her range is fluctuating. She’s convincing me about something she’s singing about. There’s a specific part that makes me cry. Her voice gets high and higher. Because it’s so hypnotizing.

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I’m A Survivor. Hearing the World Through Her Eyes. How long will we be friends or lovers? What if we aren’t meant to be? The past is history. The future’s a mystery. Today’s the present because it’s a gift. It’s a gift everyday when I feel one step closer than before. But once I’m there, will you be too? Or will your part in my life be done? And I have to move on. Can’t look back because I can’t get it back. Can’t really move on until each day passes. But at least I know how far I’ve come.

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I’m A Survivor. Hearing the World Through Her Eyes. I’m a survivor of the Trans-Atlantic and Trans-America slave trade. I’m a product and survivor of rapes during slavery. No choice but to carry my babies into this horrible world. My babies being ripped from my womb and arms. My “husband” auctioned off or lynched for rebelling. I know that because of my skin complexion. I was working in the house. Saying, “Yes master” and acting like I was his loyal subject. While taking care of his family,. They say the...

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I’m A Survivor. Hearing the World Through Her Eyes. Ever felt like you were stuck and couldn’t move forward? The only way to go was back or to the side. I was feeling like that for a few years. It wasn’t until I heard a pastor talk about. Forgiveness; whether a person needs to be forgiven or forgive others. I knew what I had to do. I unintentionally hurt someone so badly a few years ago. I was on a mission to find her. With no assistance from people who knew where she was.

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I’m A Survivor. Hearing the World Through Her Eyes. Showing all 7 results. Sort by average rating. Sort by price: low to high. Sort by price: high to low. Holding On To My Pride (2016). Institutional Freedom: A Collection of African American Studies Essays (2015). Life Is A Canvas (2016). Life Is A Canvas Shirt. Signs of Life: Past, Present and Future (2011). Silence Is Not Always Golden: A Poetic Revolution (2013). Silence Is Not Always Golden: The Power of Spoken Words (2015).