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Lakishi Johnson resides in Arizona with her husband Donald, her daughter KD and their son RJ. It has taken most of her life, but she now has the courage and strength to share her most intimate thoughts and most private moments in her new poetry book Poetry and Rants. This book is for every woman who needs that "woman to woman" pick me up, or that curious man who wonders what lies deep within women's hearts. Written from her mind and soul, Lakishi hopes that by sharing a part of herself she can inspire and enlighten every woman who embraces each and every word. She believes that her life is an open book and if she can help someone else by sharing a piece of herself then she is doing her part to make the world a better place. Knowing that no one is perfect, Lakishi believes that everyone, whether you are a male or female, goes through the same types of problems and that there are no perfect relationships or perfect lives. She is giving hope to women in those troubled moments, while inspiring the weak at heart to wake up and realize that they are worth being loved; even if it's only by yourself. Peace and Love.

::02:15:09::

::: When I look in the mirror :::

When I look in the mirror,
I see a woman that is broken.
Disconnected from the world she lives in.
Someone who should be at peace,
but refuses to be set free.
Somehow she feels she deserves what is happening to her.
Somehow she was the one to determine her own helpless fate.
As I stare at her she seems broken
and beaten by the storm that surrounds her.
I wonder if the things that she’s done in the past are starting to catch up with her.
Her careless ways and leading a destructive lifestyle.
Are they finally catching up to her?
I see her trying to give it to God,
but is unable to completely give it over to him.
Her heart is in the right place but she is a slave to her own will.
The will to punish herself.
She was insecure and lonely back then
living vicariously through the lusts and will of men,
hoping that they could satisfy the emptiness
that dwelled inside of her.
Feeling loved at night and shameful in the morning.
Not including aborting two of God’s precious gifts;
for that, he took the one she really wanted.
Today,
she has everything she’s ever wanted.
A second chance at trying to make things better,
but can’t let go of the past
that haunts her, and that is now catching up with her.
“Give it to God.” She tries to tell herself, but questions herself,
“Can I really be forgiven for such things?”
She feels like she’s being punished,
but it’s just not enough.
I believe that God will forgive her,
she just has to learn to forgive
herself.

Written by: ~ Lakishij

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