Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Preface | p. xiii |
Foreword: Tupac, C U in Heaven | p. xv |
Introduction | p. xix |
The Rose That Grew from Concrete | |
The Rose That Grew from Concrete | p. 3 |
In the Depths of Solitude | p. 5 |
Sometimes I Cry | p. 7 |
Under the Skies Above | p. 9 |
Life Through My Eyes | p. 11 |
When Ure Heart Turns Cold | p. 13 |
Untitled | p. 15 |
The Eternal Lament | p. 17 |
Only 4 the Righteous | p. 19 |
What of Fame? | p. 21 |
The Shining Star Within! | p. 23 |
Starry Night | p. 25 |
If I Fail | p. 27 |
What Is It That I Search 4 | p. 29 |
The Fear in the Heart of a Man | p. 31 |
God | p. 33 |
Nothing Can Come Between Us | |
Nothing Can Come Between Us | p. 37 |
My Dearest One!! | p. 39 |
If There Be Pain... | p. 41 |
Things That Make Hearts Break | p. 43 |
Black Woman | p. 45 |
And Still I Love U | p. 47 |
The Mutual Heartache? | p. 49 |
1st Impressions | p. 51 |
A Love Unspoken | p. 53 |
Forever and Today | p. 55 |
When I Do Kiss U | p. 57 |
Carmencita of the Bronx! | p. 59 |
Untitled | p. 61 |
Love Is Just Complicated | p. 63 |
Elizabeth | p. 65 |
I Know My Heart Has Lied Before | p. 67 |
From First Glance | p. 69 |
1 for April | p. 71 |
Wife 4 Life | p. 73 |
Tears from a Star | p. 75 |
March 1st--The Day After April | p. 77 |
Why Must U Be Unfaithful | p. 79 |
The Power of a Smile | p. 81 |
Genesis (The Rebirth of My Heart) | p. 83 |
Love Within a Storm | p. 85 |
What Can I Offer Her? | p. 87 |
Jada | p. 89 |
The Tears in Cupid's Eyes | p. 91 |
Cupid's Smile II | p. 93 |
What I See! | p. 95 |
In the Midst of Passion | p. 97 |
2 People with 1 Wish | p. 99 |
Hours Pass By | p. 101 |
Just a Breath of Freedom | |
Just a Breath of Freedom | p. 105 |
For Mrs. Hawkins | p. 107 |
The Sun and the Moon | p. 109 |
"Fallen Star" | p. 111 |
Government Assistance or My Soul | p. 113 |
Family Tree | p. 115 |
Or My Soul | p. 117 |
When Ure Hero Falls | p. 119 |
Untitled | p. 121 |
"U R Ripping Us Apart !!!" | p. 123 |
A River That Flows Forever | p. 125 |
Can U C the Pride in the Panther | p. 127 |
Tears of a Teenage Mother | p. 129 |
"Where There Is a Will...." | p. 131 |
Liberty Needs Glasses | |
Liberty Needs Glasses | p. 135 |
How Can We Be Free | p. 137 |
The Promise | p. 139 |
And 2morrow | p. 141 |
No-Win | p. 143 |
The Unanswerable? | p. 145 |
Nightmares | p. 147 |
So I Say Goodbye | p. 149 |
In the Event of My Demise | p. 150 |
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