Sentimental Me! Michael B. Judkins
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Photography: Russ Bruno Editor: David Tabatsky CopyrightŠ 2015 by Michael B. Judkins. All rights reserved.
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Author’s Note Sentimental Me is a journey of self-expression––from boyhood to teenage years to becoming a grown man––it brings my world to life––the victories, the struggles and everything in between.
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Acknowledgments I‘ve been lucky to have so many people inspire and encourage me to grow with grace, courage and spirit. I would like to thank the people who have been most influential, keeping me grounded and focused even in the face of despair. Thanks to my mother, who taught me independence at an early age and showed me the beauty of what life can bring. Thank you for especially taking me to the zoo. Thanks to my grandmother, my nana, who cooked me breakfast, debated my religious purpose, and encouraged me to be better. I love you. Thanks to my grandfather, who told me one of the most important “lessons of my life:” “Keep moving forward!”
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Contents Introduction
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Michael Judkins
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All I Have to Say
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Happiness Without You
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Love Don’t Work
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Common Things
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My Life
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I Never Knew How I Felt
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Life Me High Up to the Sky
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Interlude
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I’ll Manage
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Endless Road
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Again
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Tears
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Silence is All I Hear
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I Found My Happy
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Conclusion
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There comes a time in everyone’s life, when life itself, challenges our own way of thinking cultivating a new sense of direction!
Michael B. Judkins Introducing, Sentimental Me!
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Introduction I’m not ready to expose my deepest darkest secrets of the heart. However, on this 16th day of May, I decided to write again. I asked myself over the past five years, Why? Did I stop writing? “Till this day, it remains unclear.” I wonder how my life path would differ If I stayed writing The collection of poems, Words to song And personal quotes I’ve written since 1997? However, I understand my motivation for writing “Wasn’t it a passion for creating art? “I find myself the person I came to be,” The person who feels love, And never receives The love I so wished for in life... Introducing, Sentimental Me!
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Michael Judkins You’re like water to my soul As I sit alone and shake my glass, I think of you walking across the room, As sweet as you can be, Just a dream with white flowers and sandy beaches, I touch you with my sensual hands and erotic eyes. My sweat drips down my face. As the rain and winds frost my body with delight, You walk to me, Closer, A stranger attacking his prey; You walk to me, Closer, Faster, I felt wet with desire and lust. As you walk, my heart stops, Pressure pointing to the nipple, Sensational climax filled with honey. This world surrounds the body. I close my eyes, exhale!
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All I Have to Say Sometimes I sit, waiting for the ring to go off, Forcing myself to accept the fact: You’re gone. Rain falls, love gone. Sometimes I sit, waiting for the ring to go off, Where did I go wrong? Sudden changes, swift move, trusted love, abused fool? Sometimes I sit, waiting for the ring to go off, I must be wrong. Sitting here alone, Will I still be wrong? Loving you, loving me, loving nothing Means loving without you! The pouring of the stones, close my fateful thoughts, Sometimes I sit alone, waiting for the ring to go off, Wondering where I went wrong.
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