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    Trials and Tribulations: My Poetic Journey
    Trials and Tribulations: My Poetic Journey
    Trials and Tribulations: My Poetic Journey
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    Trials and Tribulations: My Poetic Journey

    By Johnnetta Pullen

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    This is a book of not just words but of thoughts and emotions, highs and lows real life experiences,trust, love etc.........This book will take you on a emotional roller coaster threw poetry.So brace yourself and fasten your seatbelt this ride could get bumpy.Hopefully when your done you will receive 2 things a understanding and a lesson from my past.........
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateApr 2, 2013
    ISBN9781477285787
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      Trials and Tribulations - Johnnetta Pullen

      AuthorHouse™

      1663 Liberty Drive

      Bloomington, IN 47403

      www.authorhouse.com

      Phone: 1-800-839-8640

      © 2013 by Johnnetta Pullen. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 03/19/2013

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-8579-4 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-8679-1 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-8578-7 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012920489

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      Contents

      Acknowledgment

      Family

      First Born

      Meet the Parents

      Dear Momma

      A Child Having a Child

      Second-Hand Smoke

      Standing in the Corner

      Custody

      Cry

      Best You Can Do

      Power & Purpose

      Change

      Fly Away

      It’s My Life

      Hey You, I Get’s Crazy

      It Is What It Is

      God Said It

      To All You Who Forgot

      Time

      What I See When I Look in the… .

      It’s Just Me

      You Wonder Wh o I Am

      Already Forgiven for Them

      Untitled

      Relationships

      Ryda

      I Know I’m Wrong

      You Must Think I’m Stupid

      All Up in My Face

      You Didn’t See Me

      I Tried

      Karma Came Back to Bite You

      Left Like a Thief in the Night

      I Won’t Be Home

      The Pain He Brought Me

      The Way It’s Gotta Be and Gonna Be

      I’m Sorry

      What Is a Friend?

      Didn’t I Blow Your Mind This Time

      One Can Depend

      Change

      Games

      Show Me Something Different

      Ain’t Nothing Changed

      House Guest

      You Lost the Race

      Crazy Affair

      Mrs. Player-To-Be

      Don’t Get Caught Up in the Hype

      Know My Name

      Which Sign for Me?

      No Time Soon

      Written When I Was Fifteen

      When I See You

      Why?

      Love

      I’m in Love with a CelebrityF

      PhD in Loving Me

      Thug Relationship

      Dream

      My Special Friend

      Words Can’t Speak

      To Think It Means Nothing

      Beautiful Black Man

      Don’t Forget About Me

      Thoughts on My Mind

      Best Friend

      Say Goodbye Love

      Think About It

      Thoughts, Emotions, Words… Unspoken

      Yes, I’ll Be

      Untitled

      Power

      Should I Tell Him Everything?

      Control

      What?

      Nevertheless

      About Yourself

      What Goes Around

      Saturdallion

      Sex

      Your Sex Ain’t That Good

      So Confused

      One Man

      Streetlove

      Are You Ready?

      Sex

      Ghetto Celebrity

      Just Watch Me

      Gotta Know What You’re Doing

      Trials & Tribulations

      I’m Through

      Negativity

      What I Know

      I Pray for You

      Gangstas Make the World Go Round

      Issues

      Financially Embarrassed

      Look into the Eyes of a Troubled Person

      Issues

      Why Did It Have To Come to This

      Through All the Pain and Sorrow

      I’m Angry

      F%$k the World

      Years

      Untitled

      You Can’t Stop Me

      Somebody Pray for Me

      I’m Having a Bad Day

      Triumphs

      Star

      I Got Me

      Education

      A Student

      A Try Beats a Fell

      Faded Black

      Acknowledgment

      First and foremost, I would like to thank the Heavenly Father for giving me the strength to keep striving for success and the ability to implement my plans to express myself to the world through my personal experiences and life’s challenges, I hope from this book the reader’s can relate, learn, love and grow.

      Hey Momma (Gwen Pullen), my baby, I love you so much! Dad (Johnnie Pullen), I love you too. You two have been so good to me, more than I could ever ask for in parents. You installed in me love, respect, religion, education, ambition, dedication, determination, manners, and the drive to go for my dreams.

      To Obama, mommy loves you, you are my guardian angel; you came at a time when I was moving too fast and you slowed me and showed me unconditional LOVE looking into your eyes keeps me on my feet.

      Tre-Tre and Muffin, I love you guys so much and I love to watch you grow. My Babies.

      To my beautiful sister Adriana, we’ve been through the storm and back all them long nights just you and me. Now is the time—Our time to shine!

      Ray, my love, because of some of the experieneces we’ve shared this book right here was created Growth, Pain, Laughter, Love so, I thank you boo. Let’s take a vacation.To Gangsta, I love you cuzzin. You came home and wasn’t doing any playing, moving full-speed ahead—I LIKE THAT! THANx for The Beats.

      Juicy, Stink, Kriscia I love ya’ll like sisters unconditional.We all we got.

      Auntie Debra, I love you. Whenever I need advice, I call on you.

      Auntie Jean, I love you so much, you took us in when we were homeless on the streets; I can never repay you—you’re the best.

      Auntie Shelly, I need to make a special dinner request: ox-tails, rice, gravy, macaroni and cheese, yams, and string beans. Thank you, love you.

      To my grandmother, Eula Mae Brinson (R.I.P), I love you so much, I wish we had more time to spend together; you were the most loving and giving person I know besides mommy,at times I need you here so bad.My Grandma Baby Ruth Pullen, I love you

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