1 hrs 22 mins | POETRY | Subjects and Themes | Inspirational and ReligiousIn "Necessary Rebirths: A Collection of Poems and Prose for Awakening," poet and writer Nicole M. Long explores her journey through depression, anxiety, and all of life's in-between stages. Sometimes dark and mostly self-affirming, these poems about life and the resiliency of self-love gives readers a glimpse into a life unraveling in perfect synchronicity.
"One day, I woke up, and I didn't recognize my life," the author remarked when discussing the book during a private reading. "I had all these things to show for a life well-lived, but I wasn't happy...I couldn't help but think, 'Wow, i...
In "Necessary Rebirths: A Collection of Poems and Prose for Awakening," poet and writer Nicole M. Long explores her journey through depression, anxiety, and all of life's in-between stages. Sometimes dark and mostly self-affirming, these poems about life and the resiliency of self-love gives readers a glimpse into a life unraveling in perfect synchronicity.
"One day, I woke up, and I didn't recognize my life," the author remarked when discussing the book during a private reading. "I had all these things to show for a life well-lived, but I wasn't happy...I couldn't help but think, 'Wow, is this all there is to life?'"
The author describes this book as a coming of age, one where an objective view produced the launching pad for making peace with the past and commanding a brighter future. Written over three years, this collection of 122 poems and prose circumvents convention and aims for honesty and authenticity.
Through shorter pieces like "i belong to no one," and "one source," Nicole laments at the assumed responsibility that comes with taking part in an interdependent family and the notion that we all originate from the same God-like energy. While longer pieces like "intimacy and me," and "keeper of self" shows the author's growth in accepting accountability for herself and the chaos she brought into the lives of others.
Nicole concludes "Rebirths" ends on a lighter note to remind us that pure magic unfolds when we slow down and silence the noise of our minds.
| # | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | intro |
0 mins 19 secs |
| 2. | section 1 - surviving the jungle |
0 mins 08 secs |
| 3. | seldom prayers matter none |
0 mins 36 secs |
| 4. | trauma started early |
2 mins 03 secs |
| 5. | ghetto proper |
2 mins 06 secs |
| 6. | uneducated with degrees |
1 mins 21 secs |
| 7. | guts and glory |
0 mins 43 secs |
| 8. | on living alone |
1 mins 49 secs |
| 9. | homies, lovers, friends |
0 mins 27 secs |
| 10. | carnal pleasures |
0 mins 32 secs |
| 11. | crashing and burning |
0 mins 53 secs |
| 12. | by any other name |
0 mins 36 secs |
| 13. | coming up for air |
1 mins 08 secs |
| 14. | racing around the wheel |
0 mins 56 secs |
| 15. | a lifetime of sister-friends |
1 mins 49 secs |
| 16. | summer-time, fine |
0 mins 33 secs |
| 17. | course correction |
0 mins 36 secs |
| 18. | when i glance in the mirror |
0 mins 30 secs |
| 19. | what a life |
0 mins 36 secs |
| 20. | runny concealer |
0 mins 50 secs |
| 21. | freedom is a birthright |
0 mins 46 secs |
| 22. | blurry vision |
0 mins 39 secs |
| 23. | one mistake makes two |
0 mins 42 secs |
| 24. | they all left a void |
0 mins 48 secs |
| 25. | holding up the wall |
1 mins 47 secs |
| 26. | metamorphosis |
0 mins 54 secs |
| 27. | black bitch |
0 mins 46 secs |
| 28. | waiting for love, again |
0 mins 51 secs |
| 29. | dancing with the devil |
0 mins 29 secs |
| 30. | speed demons |
0 mins 38 secs |
| 31. | land of the free |
0 mins 18 secs |
| 32. | ties that bind |
1 mins 04 secs |
| 33. | section 2 - awakening to self |
0 mins 07 secs |
| 34. | meet the suitor |
0 mins 21 secs |
| 35. | the honeymoon phase |
0 mins 11 secs |
| 36. | after the i dos |
1 mins 25 secs |
| 37. | distance separates us |
0 mins 47 secs |
| 38. | strange things happen sometimes |
0 mins 30 secs |
| 39. | i belong to no one |
0 mins 36 secs |
| 40. | meet you in the dark |
0 mins 17 secs |
| 41. | scar tissue forms slowly |
0 mins 33 secs |
| 42. | still in the race |
0 mins 28 secs |
| 43. | on days that end in y |
0 mins 29 secs |
| 44. | them feelings |
0 mins 34 secs |
| 45. | the phoenix takes flight |
0 mins 37 secs |
| 46. | women do what they want |
0 mins 22 secs |
| 47. | internal realities |
1 mins 05 secs |
| 48. | the day you meet your maker |
0 mins 38 secs |
| 49. | everyday martyrs |
0 mins 33 secs |
| 50. | the future is for dreamers |
0 mins 28 secs |
| 51. | the egos deception |
0 mins 26 secs |
| 52. | venus in libra |
0 mins 42 secs |
| 53. | over capacity |
0 mins 24 secs |
| 54. | reciprocity |
0 mins 28 secs |
| 55. | rebels yell |
0 mins 37 secs |
| 56. | the prototype |
0 mins 35 secs |
| 57. | a savior |
0 mins 12 secs |
| 58. | annihilated |
0 mins 39 secs |
| 59. | genetic composition |
0 mins 51 secs |
| 60. | this lifetime |
0 mins 27 secs |
| 61. | wounds need dressing |
0 mins 29 secs |
| 62. | the time of nihilists |
0 mins 23 secs |
| 63. | sacred beings |
0 mins 23 secs |
| 64. | gratitude |
1 mins 07 secs |
| 65. | section 3 - integrations |
0 mins 08 secs |
| 66. | on days like today |
0 mins 53 secs |
| 67. | in solitude |
0 mins 23 secs |
| 68. | greener grass |
0 mins 23 secs |
| 69. | we're all celebrities |
0 mins 27 secs |
| 70. | propaganda and slander |
0 mins 33 secs |
| 71. | truth is paramount |
0 mins 25 secs |
| 72. | harbingers of destiny |
0 mins 31 secs |
| 73. | purgatory |
0 mins 27 secs |
| 74. | kindness for your traumas |
0 mins 19 secs |
| 75. | check the fine print |
0 mins 55 secs |
| 76. | divine feminine |
0 mins 25 secs |
| 77. | divine masculine |
0 mins 25 secs |
| 78. | divine love |
0 mins 18 secs |
| 79. | god is with us |
1 mins 06 secs |
| 80. | section 4 - liberation |
0 mins 07 secs |
| 81. | community |
0 mins 40 secs |
| 82. | forgiving myself |
0 mins 46 secs |
| 83. | building a legacy |
0 mins 21 secs |
| 84. | growing with the flow |
0 mins 15 secs |
| 85. | mirrors don t lie |
0 mins 16 secs |
| 86. | defining love |
0 mins 36 secs |
| 87. | design yourself |
0 mins 16 secs |
| 88. | making friends with mortality |
0 mins 46 secs |
| 89. | the truth about nature |
0 mins 34 secs |
| 90. | towards the light |
0 mins 30 secs |
| 91. | tribe |
0 mins 38 secs |
| 92. | perspective |
0 mins 32 secs |
| 93. | all in good time |
0 mins 22 secs |
| 94. | lesson from my sorrow |
1 mins 13 secs |
| 95. | at home in nature |
0 mins 31 secs |
| 96. | section 5 - ascension |
0 mins 07 secs |
| 97. | for busy days |
0 mins 27 secs |
| 98. | the descent teaches you |
1 mins 05 secs |
| 99. | intimacy and me |
1 mins 39 secs |
| 100. | keeper of self |
0 mins 41 secs |
| 101. | work, sleep, blues |
0 mins 31 secs |
| 102. | new realities |
0 mins 21 secs |
| 103. | new life, same body |
0 mins 18 secs |
| 104. | dancing under the moon |
0 mins 23 secs |
| 105. | centuries in the making |
0 mins 21 secs |
| 106. | dancing with you |
0 mins 23 secs |
| 107. | one source |
0 mins 24 secs |
| 108. | i am whole |
0 mins 14 secs |
| 109. | go where the pin drops |
0 mins 45 secs |
| 110. | a letter to bravehearts |
0 mins 50 secs |
| 111. | alternate realities |
0 mins 34 secs |
| 112. | here's your reality check |
0 mins 22 secs |
| 113. | paradise |
0 mins 35 secs |
| 114. | piece of peace |
0 mins 23 secs |
| 115. | for lovers |
0 mins 16 secs |
| 116. | conversations with god |
0 mins 25 secs |
| 117. | the eye of the beholder |
0 mins 25 secs |
| 118. | what life taught me |
0 mins 51 secs |
| 119. | 114 - the world came before me |
0 mins 29 secs |
| 120. | marriage on our terms |
1 mins 14 secs |
| 121. | all the things we couldn't do |
0 mins 24 secs |
| 122. | expansion |
0 mins 14 secs |
| 123. | holy trinity |
1 mins 01 secs |
| 124. | acknowledgements |
1 mins 53 secs |
| 125. | about the author |
1 mins 16 secs |
| 126. | book closing |
0 mins 24 secs |
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