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Yet You Thought, From My Actions You Knew My Thoughts

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"I began writing poetry in middle school, inspired by a friend. At the time that’s all it was-writing rhymes...

I graduated late from high school because I was constantly switching schools. Affected deeply by my difference of race, feeling to Americanize for Ethiopians and was looked as an Ethiopian to Americans, I found it hard to find my place. Being pretty didn’t help. I was always looked at under a microscope hearing how people didn’t like me for whatever reasons, no one ever new me. I didn’t know me.

I found my self surrounded by drugs, sex, low self-esteem, and friends with no compassion. Days of being rejected longed to be accepted so I seen what I wanted to see in them, friends. Good times were good, bad were bad. I let my self slip time and time again by giving into what everyone else was doing.

Only by the grace of God, did I pick myself up.

Because of God did I only keep my feet in the door, poking my head in and out of curiosity. Keeping my family and Him near and dear kept me from completely giving my all to nothing.

I later graduated from North Seattle Community College. But school only taught me so much; I took mental notes on life finding myself jotting it down in poetry. Poetry dried my eyes every hard time in my life, poetry put things to rest, and poetry kept me open. It became my second language.

In my journey to now I realized how easily my actions were influenced by my surrounding. Still making mistakes sometimes anticipating them, realizing I am still human, I take months out to myself help me not lose identity and keep me writing. My book of poetry is my journey to now."

120 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 22, 2013

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Saba Tekle

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Saba Tekle is a Publisher, Mentor, Entrepreneur Contributor, and Best-Selling Author. As the founder of 7 House Media, Saba has worked with over 200 authors worldwide. Saba has been featured in the Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, and Essence.

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