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    Searching for Solace
    Searching for Solace
    Searching for Solace
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    Searching for Solace

    By Ayesha Begum

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    A reflection of the authors life depicted in poetic form;

    Taking you into the darkest corners of her life, unveiling her soul and removing the mask from her emotions, searching for solace is the story of a girl who is searching for happiness and the meaning of existence.

    Having written hundreds of poems through the course of a decade by means of analysing all life experiences, with the influence of everyday life as a way to articulate emotions and capture the unseen.

    Enduring pain and heartache was what led to the formation of searching for solace; these poems were written during harder times hence their dark nature. It encounters the distant relations that exist in a family, to the hardships and struggles in accomplishing, to the love lost between two people.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris UK
    Release dateDec 7, 2012
    ISBN9781477176412
    Searching for Solace
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    Ayesha Begum

    Living in Manchester, England; at the age of 22 having written hundreds of poems by means of analysing all life experiences and portraying these through the art form of poetry, with the influence of everyday life as a way to articulate emotions and capture the unseen. Never being much of an optimist, however constantly seeking the better and brighter days, persistently seeing the negative before the positive thus the existence of these poems.  These poems were written during harder times, hence their darker nature, it was a way to release and express the inner emotions. Enduring pain and heartache was what led to the formation of searching for solace.

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      Book preview

      Searching for Solace - Ayesha Begum

      Copyright © 2012 by Ayesha Begum.

      ISBN:      Softcover      978-1-4797-4732-0

      ISBN:      Ebook            978-1-4771-7641-2

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Xlibris Corporation

      0-800-644-6988

      www.Xlibrispublishing.co.uk

      302551

      Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Introduction

      Imprints

      Imprints

      Prison of the mind

      Perception

      Visionary

      Two Worlds

      Self Destruction

      Delusion

      Concealed Feelings

      Toxic Thoughts

      Devils Lair

      Behind these doors

      Loathed

      Hostage of Isolation

      Empty Essence

      Deprivation of Love

      Cries of Despair

      Just a Girl

      Unwanted

      Lost along the way

      Silenced Cries

      Oblivion

      Failure

      Just when I feel

      Melancholy

      Defeated

      Deficient

      Deficient II

      The storm within me

      Restless Nights

      The mountain of life

      Family Of Strangers

      Family of Strangers

      Unanswered Questions

      Produce of Ignorance

      Entwined in her lunacy

      Inspirations & Dedications

      This Angel

      Do You?

      Undefeated Hero

      There for me

      Dear Dad

      Loss

      Two Days Later

      Into the depths of desolation

      Sudden Depart

      Dear Unborn

      In My Memory

      In My Memory

      Need you by my side

      Lost Without You

      You are the only one

      Everything you need

      Love can kill

      Shattered Heart

      Love Deceased

      The One

      Refutation

      My Descend

      Elapsed

      The Power You Hold

      With Open Eyes

      My Weakness

      Our Depart

      Rebuff

      The Chronicle

      To yearn a lived moment

      Hurt like this

      An end with no beginning

      Truth unveiled

      Turbulence

      Diminishing

      Deception

      All of Me

      The force of your wall

      The windows to my soul

      Mirage

      You are

      Languishing for your love

      Dearest Depression

      Quest

      Quotes

      Acknowledgements

      I would like to acknowledge all those people in my life at this moment along with those who have come and passed. Everybody has been an inspiration in one way or another, everybody has a life and every life has a story. I am grateful for being able to capture this; it permitted me to gain awareness as I go along on this path called life.

      I would like to express gratitude to my friends for the experiences shared the heart to hearts and for allowing me to use their stories as a basis of my poems; apologising in advance for their struggle, however appreciating their incessant bravery. Also thanking my colleagues who have read my poems and given their input, for their everlasting support and valued criticism. I am grateful to my family for being there through thick and thin, for picking me up when I’m down and for their endless love and support.

      Introduction

      Sometimes in some instances, specifically in my case the best way to get through a hardship is to pick up a paper and pen and let the soul speak; similar to sharing feelings with an individual, I found that emotions can be expressed through writing and so came searching for solace. Poetry in some ways became my means of coping, of expressing and acknowledging life with all its obstacles. This book acts as a portrayal of the inner emotions, spanning a quarter of a decade; it explores

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