I gave you money and diamond rings

And this is the thanks you bring

Naw baby all you gave me were things

When I married you I married you

Not all the fancy things

I gave you my time, my world, my trust

Even though it took time to open up

I showed you my love, I gave you my love

But like a sponge you soaked it up

Running me dry

Getting bold enough to leave a mark on my eye

And a permanent scar on my heart

I never did you wrong

I always made home feel like home

But each and everyday its getting worse

Verbal, now physical

Where's the man I married

Took my vows till death do us part

Never thought of a divorce

Till mama said

Love aint supposed to hurt

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Gods Love

By Jasmin Phillips

When your heart has been broken and your feelings hurt

Remember that you are not alone

There's a God who still reigns on the throne

Call on his name and watch what he'll do

You are his child and he will never leave you

When you call on his name he'll appear not a moment too soon

To lend a comforting hand to you

Believe it or not he has faith in you

Don't be afraid to reach out and touch him

Just call on his precious name

Watch as he descends down from the heavens

To wipe your weeping eyes and heal your open wounds

Have patience and he will be there

For he loves and wants only the best for you

Dry your eyes and pick yourself up

God believes in you and it's time that you do too

Pain does not go away in a day or even overnight

But his love will always comfort you

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Beauty

By Jasmin Phillips

If my skin is as smooth as honey and as rich as the rays from the sun

Would you look at me and say

That girl fits beauty's true image

If my hair was bone straight

Touched my collar bone and was never out of place

 Would you say that beauty did not make a mistake?

And if I had a body of a goddess

Other words a Beyonce frame

Would you believe that beauty should have been my first name?

I'm trying to understand people's ideas of beauty

Cause now it seems as though if a sister aint messing with a flat rap

But got straight nap

Her beauty disappears,

And I don't understand why some sisters, White, Black, Hispanic, or Chinese,

Won't get no play if her face ain’t as smooth as the next man’s game

So what if there is a pimple or two

No ones really flawless

And what really gets me is the people who talk about the ladies with the boody doos

Ya’ll got jokes for days

But look at Monique from the parkers you can’t say that her style and

grace doesn't resemble beauty

And we all know that she don't wear a size two

Why can't big girls be put in the same category as beauty

They may be big but there's enough room

And besides beauty shines from the inside out

Looks don't always count

Cause I can

Emulate true perfection

And have a heart as cold as a winter’s day

Beauty doesn't always come wrapped in a lil pink box

And is sometimes over looked

So when and if you decide to look for beauty

Make sure you search much deeper then what your eyes may see

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A Dream Come True

By Jasmin Phillips

It was like a dream come true

When I laid my eyes on you

 I knew I had to have you

My heart dropped the first moment I saw you

All I could do was stop and stare

I didn't even care at all the people who stopped and stared

Laughing and calling me weird

Even my best friend had to admire you

She even said that she wished that there were two of you

But I had to quickly remind her that you were a limited addition boo

And only the best could have you

But I had no time to argue

I was thinking of all the things we would do the moment I got my hands on

you

I knew where I would bring you and all the friends that I would introduce you

to

I even thought about the space that I would make for you in the privacy of

our bedroom

I gladly said my vows to you

Oh just the precious thought of you

I would gladly cherish you

As I speak I begin to get a little teary eyed

Its amazing that I found the one for me

Oh I feel like that lucky bride

My so called friend is so damn rude messing up our romantic mood

I can't believe she called me a fool

And had the nerve to look me in the eyes

And say girl get it together its just a pair of shoes