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About me - Barbara Writes

About me

Hi my name is Barbara, I'm from South Carolina and I love to write. Helium affords me the opportunity to express myself. Even though my eyes won't allow much reading, I enjoy having a place to write, publish my work and watch the rating go up.

Briefly me

My passion is ...

Writing Poetry and Singing

I know too much about ...

Nothing

My parents always told me ...

Treat people the way you would like to be treated

My childhood ambition ...

Grow up strong like my mother

My favorite memory ...

My Dad teaching me how to two step

Why I write ...

My way of releasing stress in life struggles

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

My car radio, mostly listen to music, while writing poetry

My first job ...

Seamstress

My best moment ...

The birth of my four children, Two Boys and Two Girls

My inspiration ...

The God Almighty

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Featured article by Barbara Writes

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Life's journey
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Since I was eighteenTrying to find a jobI never could convinceAnyone to hire meYears and years of tripsTo the unemployment officeThe door of opportunityNever opened on life's journeyWaiting my turnFilling out formsI got depress knowingMy faith was all in vainNow the economy is badThe prospects once hadNo longer existFor those more capableNever got the experienceTo make me skilledFrom faces unconcernedAnd eyes uncaringAt forty-eightI write poetryBecause there is no optionsFor this girl living in the cracksAlways upset, suspiciousNever understandingWhy her life never amountTo at least a hill ...

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