title: Stop and Think Poetry: ...poems about love, faith, music, family, friendship, life, injustice and hate
author: Steven G Taylor
description: Born Cleveland, OH 6/7/58 Grew up in Omaha, NE Attended Uni of NE @ Omaha 9 yrs US Navy: 3 years USS Iwo Jima completed 3 six month Mediterranean Cruises &amp; 1 three month North Atlantic 6 years at NAS Oceana Master Jet Base Father of three daughters 15 years US Navy Air Traffic Controller! FAA Air Traffic Controller 17 years Professional Sales &amp; Marketing Interests and Hobbies: I love to sing, write poetry and play chess. I am a body builder, movie buff,
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  a collection of poetry
  by
  kiana azizian
  
  for those who couldn’t handle my storm,
  i’m sorry i was too much for you.
  
  these words,
  these pages,
  this love,
   
  it was made for
  me,
  them,
  &
  you.
   
  they were made for
  us.
  
  contents
  me.
  7
  them.
  83
  you.
  185
   
  
  me.
  
  i’m not really sure
  when it all started:
  hating myself.
  probably somewhere
  in between the
  you’re not pretty enough
  and the
  eat less.
   
  their words became
  too real and began
  to consume me.
  before i knew it,
  they’d taken
  over my existence.
  they’d defined me.
   
  i shouldn’t have
  listened to them,
  because all their
  words were lies.
   
  who were they
  to define my
  existence?
  who were they
  to destroy me?
  
  i cannot speak
  these words properly.
  they never sound
  as poetic as i’d like.
   
  so i’ve written
  them out for you.
  hear them
  how you please.
  
  i have a big heart.
  i believe in big love.
   
   
   
  - hopeful romantic
  
  i’ll admit,
  i have days where
  i loathe myself for
  living in extremes,
  for caring and
  giving too much,
  loving too much,
  