Time has taken me through many colors Colors of courage that taught me to be real Colors of Harmony that teach me to be still Colors of Patience that showed me how to love Colors of endurance, teach me to embrace my power Colors of pain tell me God is alive inside of me Colors of Awareness, listening, reading, provoking change from within Colors of Empowerment, keep me proud, secure, and independent Through this journey of trials and tribulation, I seek revelations that will Color Me Free

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Color Me Free

By Virginia Pulliam

Balboa Press

Copyright � 2012 Virginia Pulliam
All right reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4525-5698-7

Chapter One..........................1Chapter Two..........................19Chapter Three........................35Chapter Four.........................45Chapter Five.........................55About the Author.....................67

Chapter One

    Country Lover

    My man works hard all week
    Dirty boots and stinky feet
    My Friday Night special love so sweet
    Nothing is more complete
    Passionate kisses the suck lip kind
    The kind that makes your juices flow
    I close my eyes and float in the pleasure of his skillful hands
    He gives me what I want nothing left undone
    He loves me into a peaceful sleep
    Early morning Saturday sunrise
    Skillful hands more powerful than the night before
    Moving magically giving pleasure awakening
    All passion in my body
    Skillful Country Lover of mind
    Up by nine breakfast cooked
    My man turns and gives me a look
    With a smile as bright as the sunlit sky
    In bed by dust all chores are done
    He passionately holds me until we are done
    Sunday dinner received with Grace
    Sunday night passion, sleep to rest another week of hard work
    Dirty boots and stinky feet
    1995

    Too Love

    Intrigued, I am with you
    I like the way you listen to me
    The way you here my heart
    I like the way we sit and talk
    So much passion flowing
    I like the way time has given us wisdom
    To see us through
    I like the way you feel in my space
    I hope you feel it too
    I like knowing hope is real
    I like the way love has free will
    Intrigued, I am with you
    2002

    (Man) Song

    You say you want to be my (man) song
    When you are bound to another lyrically
    You want me to come to you and play on your keys
    While you play sweet melodies on my strings
    You want me to sing melodies to your keys
    A flat, B flat and sometimes E
    When I look at you, I must say, my notes sang
    But what would this mean to play melodies on your keys
    Will you reel me in with sweetness and warmth?
    To leave my fingers tired to feel every joint
    When I play melodies, I want the listeners to hear every word
    I play my cords from my heart
    When I touch my strings I want to feel every part
    So, I open my stage to your keys ivory's black and white, on my strings
    Now the melodies of my strings are playing sweet songs to your keys
    Together our songs will be bound forever, with sweetness and melody
    Are you pleased?
    April 2003

    Happy Birthday Song to my Son

    It's your birthday yes it's your birthday
    And I love you
    Oh how I love you, my baby
    Twenty-five years, I have known your love
    You make me proud to be a Mom
    To be a Mom, to be a Mom
    I couldn't have asked for a better son
    You are the love of my life
    As I sit here and remember the day you were born
    Big brown eyes, chocolate brown skin, like liquid
    All these years I have watched you grow into the Man you are today
    Today on your birthday
    I want you to know, I am soooooo proud of your growth!
    I smile the day you were born
    I smiled, cried and frown as I watched you grow
    There was always a bright light in my heart and on my mind
    Whenever I think of you or when someone mentions your name
    I am the happiest and proudest mother in all the land
    To be able to call you my Son the Man
    Love and kisses to you everyday of my life
    Happy Birthday, Love Mom
    May 16, 2004

    His Love for Her

    When he looks into her eyes, he understands why he loves
    her with his soul
    You see, God told him so
    God says, "Love with your heart and put heart into your love"
    The love you share will be like a seed that sprouts after a rain,
    On a cool summer night when all you want to feel is a breeze
    Don't be afraid to show her your true heart
    For she wants for the gentle breezes to fill her mind
    As it enter twines through her heart and makes her weak in her knees
    For his love is true it's a gift from God
    It's gentle, sweet and moist
    It's kind, warm and calming to her soul
    It's all she needs to make her feel whole
    And in return she gives back tenfold
    So he continues to look into her eyes and understands why he loves
    her with his SOUL
    July 30.2003

    Speechless

    Last night my man left me speechless
    I came home to a bubble bath
    With scent that sooths the soul
    He washed me smooth and with every stroke his smile was just for me
    He held my hand and helps me out
    He dried me off as he pampered me
    He smoothed me over with silky scented oils
    Then he proceeded to dress me
    He took me out to eat
    We wine and dine as he looked into my eyes
    When ever our eyes met, we smiled in quiet anticipation of what
    was to come
    He drove me to the shore, we walked in the sand
    As the moonlight, bounced off the ocean waves and the black sky
    sparkled with shimmering light
    He held my hand while we walked to our suite
    He poured me a glass of sparkling wine
    He wet his lips and kissed me gentle on my cheek
    He smile and took my hand while 'Kem" played on the radio
    He held me close and we danced real slow I felt ever movement,
    every heart beat
    The warmth of his breath on my neck, cheek and ear
    With a milky way flowing through my head
    He undressed every thread
    We lay close and moved with emotion deep, never a word said
    My man left me speechless, he left me weak...........
    August 1, 2003

    Thinking of You

    Talking to you is a vision into my life
    Sharing hopes and dreams of intimate things
    Giving so freely, wanting you close
    Feeling your passion around me
    I see you're hurt, it is mind
    We dream the same dream
    We want the same things
    Will you let me touch your heart?
    Let me give you, what I want and need
    Let us set our souls free to fly, to soar to a place of solace and peace
    That's only meant for you and me
    Open your heart and let me in
    So together we can began this journey to a loving place
    A place where new beginnings never ends
    1995

    Timing

    I wish there were words to say how blessed I feel you came my way
    Life is filled with everlasting changes and sometimes we need to fly
    in different
    direction, to achieve the goals that make us whole
    So, when we seek our wholeness and the souls around us, stagnates
    our goals
    The time to leave is evident
    Your time in my space has lifted
    I know the timing is right for I am able to sing once more
    I will soar to my next chapter, as I embrace the shift
    I know I can only be defeated my self
    If I don't make peace with things, already done
    I will keep smiling as I seek what is already mind
    November 2005

    Love Jones Dream

    When we first met, I was invisible to your eyes
    But I said to myself that's a Love Jones Dream come true
    Our path crossed from time to time, small talk was all we spoke
    Then one day we stopped to see and there were feeling stirring in the air
    In my mind a Love Jones Dream you continue to be
    We spoke again and small talk transcend
    In your eyes a spark arouse and invisible I was no more
    The more we talked the more I new the Love Jones Dream
    is real inside my heart
    One day I saw how you looked at me
    A look, never before would you let me see
    That look was priceless
    Oh! How special was it, it was all in my dream
    Will this Love Jones Dream come true?
    July 17, 2003

    Hour Glass

    Her beauty is that of an hourglass, with movement slow as the grains
    of sand
    Her thinking is deep as Webster
    Her skin smooth as glass
    With each movement of sand she will lure you in, and keep you until
    time pass
    And once the sand has stopped, intoxicated by every drop, turn he
    rover and start from the top
    We call her houri, a beautiful and voluptuous woman
    Beauty untouched by hourglass sand
    September 16, 2003

    Houri (hoor'e~) a beautiful and voluptuous woman

    A Poem for....................

    I have known you only a short time and I have watched your spirit grow
    I see this smile developing in your heart and your kindness touch me so
    The anger you seem to manage with solitude and prayer
    Your faith in Jehovah will surely keep you there
    It warms me to see you struggle and strive for peace and
    wellness for your heart
    I always saw your beauty no matter how cloudy the stare
    I always prayed for your peace of mind even if I could not be there
    I don't question my place in life because God will bring me through
    He will let me know when love is real
    It is in my heart and now I am sure it always it will be apart of what
    we share
    So continue to let your heart open and your spirit grow
    Jehovah is your salvation and he will continue to let you know
    You are a special person, you have the ability to love and be loved
    So never give up on yourself, your passion or you peace
    The joy you seek on this earth is truly at your reach
    March 18, 2003

    If I

    If I could lay my head my head upon your chest
    If I could rest my body in your arms
    If I could close my eyes and dream
    I would dream a sweet love song
    I would let my heart touch your heart, and dance sweet melodies
    thought the night
    If I could smile at sunrise it would put me at a sweet, peaceful rest
    October 2001

    Love

    I am in love with a man I can't have
    Not because he is married, engaged or gay
    I am in love with a man in pain
    Pain he holds from the past
    It takes courage to fall in love
    It takes self empowerment to get over pain
    It takes a strong mind and a gentle heart to forgive
    It takes faith in God to rebuild
    It takes two passionate hearts to love again
    So fine the courage, the self empowerment
    Learn to forgive and free your mind
    Fine strength in your faith and passion in your
    Love will come in, fill your heart and never part
    April 2002

    My Man

    My man is my friend
    But he don't belong to me
    He don't come with misguided tendencies
    He just comes to love me
    He don't bring gifts, nothing to impress
    He just brings love, it is all for me
    You se, he don't belong to me
    Days gone by we may not meet
    Time is getting close, it time for us to see,
    a love like ours is just a friendship deep
    You see he don't belong to me
    Love is good, friendship at bit best
    Deep conversation is sometimes all we seek
    Motivation from me to him makes us lifetime friends
    You see he don't belong to me
    He is very much a part of me
    My man is truly my friend
    But you see he don't belong to me
    1999

    Who Will It Be?

    Who will it be?
    The one to touch my heart
    The one to hold my hand
    Who will it be the one?
    The one to make me sing
    The one to touch my intellect
    Who will be the one?
    The one to love a rainbow, a sunrise and sunset
    Who will be the one?
    The one to open his heart to my life
    The to see me whole, happy, sad and fragile and know these are
    my strength
    Who will be the one?
    The one who knows God with fear and love
    The one who will respect me with moral and ethical insight
    Who will it be?
    November 24, 2005

    Memories

    I once loved a memory
    I loved it well
    Six years passed memory, still there
    We can hold onto dreams but life doesn't stop
    Memories are the pass
    Put them in a box
    Keep moving on because life is great
    Open your heart to new things
    New memories we'll make
    Six years is a long time to love a memory well
    What's in this memory to keep you there?
    Give it up, let it go
    Open your heart to new memories
    Be free make peace
    It's so hard to love a ghost
    1997

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