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Guilt Lives In Our Minds Sometimes

Jamell Crouthers

Jamell Crouthers

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The Struggles and Growth of a Man

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A book about a young man named Robert who chronicles a poetic diary about his struggles through childhood of having a drug addicted mother and a deadbeat father. He is working his way through life learning a lot of rights and wrongs while being a role model to his younger brother. There's one man who cared about him and his well-being, his guidance counselor Mr. Marble who molds him into a better man, is a role model to him and shows him a better way of life. Through the trials and tribulations of life, Robert chronicles his thoughts and experiences on various issues such as family, love, relationships, his neighborhood and growing into the man he wants to be. This book shows that men struggle in life and that sometimes we all need an ear to listen, a talk to clear our minds, a heart that is kind and warmth to comfort our souls. Robert finds a purpose in life for himself after the mistakes he's made and he wants to prove to his family that the cycle of pain can be broken and that needing help and guidance from others doesn't make him weak, it only makes him mentally stronger. A book that everyone will enjoy from beginning to end.

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I'm a poet and writer that creates thought-provoking content about different aspects of life. My goal is to write as many poetry books on societal issues that we all face in today's age. Through writing poetry, it is an easy read for others and it's a gateway to getting inside of my mind and how I write.

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Guilt Lives In Our Minds Sometimes

Robert writes a poetic letter to his younger brother Michael. It was only fitting that he do this because he lives with the guilt of his younger brother getting a prison sentence for drug dealing. This chapter is Robert telling his brother sorry for not doing his part to keep him going in the right direction. We all live with guilt for certain things we do or say in life. This was a chapter where I had to show some emotion of guilt in Robert. No one is perfect and sometimes we as people have a hard time admitting we are wrong or have done wrongs in our lives. Admitting we've done wrong doesn't make us any less of people who are growing and learning from experiences. Robert has had struggles in his life but he's growing slowly through self-expression of poetry.

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The Struggles and Growth of a Man

Dear Michael (From Robert)

Hey Mike, it’s your big brother Rob,

Just wanted to write you a letter today.

You’re always on my mind and its time I write you,

I just want to share my thoughts with you right now.

For starters, I’m sorry I couldn’t keep you off the streets,

To me, I feel I failed you as a big brother in that aspect.

I know I could’ve done more or told you a lot of things,

But I felt it was best you needed to learn things on your own.

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Little did I know you’d end up in prison doing hard time,

Five years out of your life gone because of mistakes we both made.

I won’t put it all on you even though you made decisions on your own,

I was the role model you looked up to and I did some wrong things.

With mom on drugs and dad gone, I was the man of the house,

So the guilt will always live within me for your prison sentence.

I just hope you are keeping your head up while you are there,

I know there will be days where you just want to give up.

Just know that I’m out here trying to better my life,

So when you get out, you’ll have somewhere to come to.

Hopefully I’ll be out of this neighborhood by then,

And live somewhere in the suburbs like Mr. Marble.

Right now I’m working toward getting into college,

Something I’ve been wanting to do for the longest.

The Struggles and Growth of a Man

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