My Heart Beats For You And You Only

Love has been one of the most powerful and enduring themes in poetry throughout the ages. From the ancient Greeks to the present day, poets have expressed their deepest feelings and experiences in the language of love. This anthology contains a collection of love poems from different poets and scholars. Each poem speaks of the universal human experience of love and explores its many facets: from the joy of new love to the pang of heartbreak, from the tenderness of intimacy to the longing for connection. As you journey through these pages, you will encounter love in all its forms: passionate and engaging, tender and nurturing, transformative and enduring. These poems will inspire you to reflect on your experiences in love and appreciate the beauty and complexity of this very human emotion. Whether you're a lifelong lover of poetry or just want to explore this rich and timeless genre, this anthology will capture your heart and deepen your appreciation for the power of love and the beauty of language.

With Kadia still missing Phantom is doing everything he can to find her and make things better with Inaya, that is until Inaya turns up missing too. Letting the stress get to him Phantom makes a mistake he will come to regret later on. Inaya finds Noah only to realize he doesn't have Kadia, now she doesn't know who to trust or where her daughter is. When all is said and done she will learn that not even family can be counted on when times get tough. Sahnai wakes up to find Lox kissing the enemy, her cousin missing and a blast from her past standing in her hospital room. As always she makes one bad decision after another only this time there may be no one around to help her help herself. Lox has to become super dad to his two sons when Sahnai gets stabbed but when family appears in town are they a help or a hindrance as they come with a suitcase full of drama. When Lox meets up with a once forbidden lady from his past will he make it work with Sahnai or give his old friend a real chance? Join Phantom, Inaya, Sahnai, and Lox in part two as they deal with crazy exes, unknown enemies and one surprise after another.

Author, Linda J. Martin while under the name of Linda J. Bennett was a successful student in Creative Writing which was taught by MS. Bradley while at Diablo Valley College of Pleasant Hill, CA., in 1979. The following year Linda completed the course in Technical Writing taught by Mr. G. T. Hurly while also at Diablo Valley College of Pleasant Hill, CA., in 1980. Later on Linda J. Martin moved to Everett, WA. and met the requirements in writing for Children and Teenagers of The Institute of Children's Literature located in West Redding, CT. Linda was nominated by its Faculty and awarded her Diploma by Chairman Bryan K. Judge in 2001. Linda J. Martin now lives in Lake Stevens, WA. and has a married daughter and son-in-law who have two children all living in the same city. Linda came to WA. in May of 1999 from Bay Point, CA.

Come with me and share this journey life takes us on. These poems are written from deep within the heart sparing nothing. I mean to inspire and encourage. To reach out and touch any soul that needs to be touched, anyone that needs one to just say hey, I understand. May the reader through these verselets find common ground and comfort knowing there’s someone out there who just understands.

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Sometimes, even true love isn’t enough to prevent bad choices. Meet Inaya, a good girl who made some hard choices to keep her daughter safe. Inaya’s life is a total wreck, but she is trying her best to keep her head above water for her four-year-old daughter, Kadia. When she bumps into her new neighbor, Phantom, she can’t get him off her mind or out of her heart. Phantom is tall, handsome, and a complete jerk. He thinks all women are in one category, the one marked “no good,” and he’s not afraid to express that to any woman who crosses his path. He likes Kadia because she reminds him of his little girl, but he works hard at being mean to her mother. Slowly, his heart begins to soften a little. Maybe Inaya is different from all the other women he has known. He realizes he loves her, but women from his past and present continue to threaten what Phantom and Inaya are building. One bad decision on his part threatens their relationship, and the consequences leave Kadia in danger. Meet Lox, son of a Jamaican Don, a ladies’ man who even takes these chicks to dinner and a movie sometimes. Fate brings Lox’s first love, Sahnai, back into his life. He never stopped loving her, even after she disappeared from his life for reasons unknown to him. Sahnai is accustomed to using her looks to get what she wants from men. When she sees Lox after all these years, she is happy to see the only man she has ever loved, but she’s having a hard time letting him in her life again. She knows her secrets are enough to make him hate her and take away the one thing she cherishes the most. After Lox sees that Sahnai is still a hothead who is not ready to grow up, he decides to walk away for good—until events out of his control may change his plans.