Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	p. xi
	Preface	p. xiii
	Foreword: Tupac, C U in Heaven	p. xv
	Introduction	p. xix
	The Rose That Grew from Concrete
	The Rose That Grew from Concrete	p. 3
	In the Depths of Solitude	p. 5
	Sometimes I Cry	p. 7
	Under the Skies Above	p. 9
	Life Through My Eyes	p. 11
	When Ure Heart Turns Cold	p. 13
	Untitled	p. 15
	The Eternal Lament	p. 17
	Only 4 the Righteous	p. 19
	What of Fame?	p. 21
	The Shining Star Within!	p. 23
	Starry Night	p. 25
	If I Fail	p. 27
	What Is It That I Search 4	p. 29
	The Fear in the Heart of a Man	p. 31
	God	p. 33
	Nothing Can Come Between Us
	Nothing Can Come Between Us	p. 37
	My Dearest One!!	p. 39
	If There Be Pain...	p. 41
	Things That Make Hearts Break	p. 43
	Black Woman	p. 45
	And Still I Love U	p. 47
	The Mutual Heartache?	p. 49
	1st Impressions	p. 51
	A Love Unspoken	p. 53
	Forever and Today	p. 55
	When I Do Kiss U	p. 57
	Carmencita of the Bronx!	p. 59
	Untitled	p. 61
	Love Is Just Complicated	p. 63
	Elizabeth	p. 65
	I Know My Heart Has Lied Before	p. 67
	From First Glance	p. 69
	1 for April	p. 71
	Wife 4 Life	p. 73
	Tears from a Star	p. 75
	March 1st--The Day After April	p. 77
	Why Must U Be Unfaithful	p. 79
	The Power of a Smile	p. 81
	Genesis (The Rebirth of My Heart)	p. 83
	Love Within a Storm	p. 85
	What Can I Offer Her?	p. 87
	Jada	p. 89
	The Tears in Cupid's Eyes	p. 91
	Cupid's Smile II	p. 93
	What I See!	p. 95
	In the Midst of Passion	p. 97
	2 People with 1 Wish	p. 99
	Hours Pass By	p. 101
	Just a Breath of Freedom
	Just a Breath of Freedom	p. 105
	For Mrs. Hawkins	p. 107
	The Sun and the Moon	p. 109
	"Fallen Star"	p. 111
	Government Assistance or My Soul	p. 113
	Family Tree	p. 115
	Or My Soul	p. 117
	When Ure Hero Falls	p. 119
	Untitled	p. 121
	"U R Ripping Us Apart !!!"	p. 123
	A River That Flows Forever	p. 125
	Can U C the Pride in the Panther	p. 127
	Tears of a Teenage Mother	p. 129
	"Where There Is a Will...."	p. 131
	Liberty Needs Glasses
	Liberty Needs Glasses	p. 135
	How Can We Be Free	p. 137
	The Promise	p. 139
	And 2morrow	p. 141
	No-Win	p. 143
	The Unanswerable?	p. 145
	Nightmares	p. 147
	So I Say Goodbye	p. 149
	In the Event of My Demise	p. 150

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