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    Growing Up and In
    Growing Up and In
    Growing Up and In
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    Growing Up and In

    By Jen Selinsky

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    "Growing Up and In" is a book of poems written in the typical style of the author. Many of these works are dedicated to Jen's friends and family.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJen Selinsky
    Release dateOct 1, 2017
    ISBN9781370811151
    Growing Up and In
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    Jen Selinsky

    Jen Selinsky was born in Pittsburgh, PA. In 2003, she earned her bachelor's degree in English from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. In 2004, she earned her master's degree in library science from the same school. Jen has worked as a professional librarian for over twelve years. She has published more than 170 books, most of which contain poetry. Her work can be found on the following sites: Lulu, Amazon, iTunes, Kobo, Barnes & Noble/Nook, Smashwords, and Pen It! Publications. She has also been featured in publications such as: The Courier Journal, Explorer Magazine, Liphar Magazine, and Indiana Libraries. Jen lives in Sellersburg, IN with her husband.

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      Growing Up and In - Jen Selinsky

      Growing Up and In

      Jen Selinsky

      Copyright © 2007 by Jen Selinsky

      All rights reserved by the author. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission of the copyright holder.

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Cover Art Copyright © 2010 by Jen Selinsky

      ISBN:

      *Not every poem included in this book is dated in chronological order.  This is not an oversight on my part. Rather, I have made changes and substitutions over the years.

      -J.L.S.

      Albert

      It’s just a wonder of science that

      You were ever created, but your

      Knowledge doesn’t always reach out

      To the best players in our society.

      To them, your claims are inconceivable,

      Yet you are one of the most famed

      Thinkers of the twentieth century.

      Not many people who I know can

      Quite do the math in their

      Own minds, yet many would

      Think it an honor simply

      To have met you and shake your hand.

      However, the sad fact that

      You’re no longer with us

      Still remains, but your work

      Shall be remembered by many

      Great minds alike…

      *dedicated to Albert Einstein

      6/18/01

      Will you still need me when it seems,

      As if I’ve drifted off to a faraway land?

      Because all the times are changing,

      And I have nothing better to do.

      A vacation of sorts would be the ideal,

      And I will not be happy until I walk

      To the ends of the earth.

      Please tell me that you will

      Not be so dependent as to rely

      On me for every next move.

      I know you better than that

      And see you will get along

      Just fine—wait and see!

      6/18/01

      Do we not bleed when you prick us?

      Do we not have the same biological

      Functions as you?

      Even though some of our anatomy is

      Different, it doesn’t mean that we cannot

      Equal your standards.

      Don’t you dare try to strike us if

      We decide to speak our minds or

      If you think our mild actions need to be controlled!

      As much as I love men as a whole,

      There are still a few that I bring myself to hate.

      I know that our society is getting better,

      And that we are protected by a common law.

      But, I must do more than shake a

      Disappointed finger at those of you

      Who think that we are only property

      And sex objects—just because there

      Were female scholars fewer and

      Further between, doesn’t mean that they

      Aren’t as powerful, or they never existed!

      It’s people like you who erase their records

      And try to take their immortality.

      Are we just walking breasts and wombs

      (To the likes of you) with which

      To produce and suckle your children?

      That is the most ludicrous thought

      That anyone could ever decide

      Just wait until all our

      Fires start burning—

      When we act like little robots,

      Gone completely out of control!

      The south shall rise again but only

      Because you place

      Us so much lower.

      (We’re) against

      The union of such

      Right-hand buffoons, whose

      Opinions have shot us down from

      The skies and deprived

      Us of our rights.

      They take away the rights of all

      The good men as well, but not many

      People know that,

      And it is high time

      That they must be informed.

      Now, the so-called radicals will

      Not rest until the positive results

      Outweigh the rest.

      The skies open up and call out

      Our names again.

      6/18/01

      Your indelible image has

      Embedded itself in my head.

      What was all this crazy talk

      Of you deciding to leave?

      I never thought that you would

      Have the courage to say so

      Because that wasn’t part of

      The original plan.

      I have to let you know what

      Everything is about so that

      We can both follow our dreams

      And give everything back

      That we allow.

      Put away the face value, and

      Let everything else go by command;

      That’s the ticket to our lives!

      6/18/01

      He kept me up all night,

      Cryin’ an eyeful of big old tears.

      I asked him, "Baby, what’s the

      Matter with you?" and he told me

      ‘bout all them fears.

      Just like the day he broke away

      And called himself a fool.

      Honey, I know what you’re thinkin,’

      And it sure doesn’t break the rules.

      Dry those tears away ‘cause

      I know what life’s all about.

      Honey, you gotta stay right

      By my side ‘cause I can give you

      What you need.

      Those other women can’t

      Protect you and give you lovin’

      Like me.

      So you better stay with me

      ‘Cause I can give you

      What you need!

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