Amazon Amazon.com Category:  Poetry Publisher: In Time Publications, Inc. ISBN-10:  0976285703 Pages: 90 Copyright: November 2004 ISBN-13: 9780976285700 "Awakening The Other Side: Poems and Art Illustrations" is an affectionate series of poetry that portrays life experiences with concentration on the many aspects of love, longings, conflicts of relationships, hopes and the journey of spirituality. Haunting Confusion Entering my mind like a broken dam Flooding my internal being Washing away my sanity Making me a prisoner to my thoughts Lost in the forest of my mind With emotions wrestling belief Of what I want to be true But it is what it is, what it will be Dense like a bottomless sea Fragile like slipping memory In dreams containing you eternally I leave my reality there Hearts bleeding pain are dyed with euphoria I ride nostalgia like a horse running free Till the bitter is tasty With melancholy whistling sweet melodies Like air through my hair When I awaken to the soft face of morning A prayer to help ascertain Plunge into nothing to something To a world where I'm always sane I'm wishing to embrace the arms of slumber again and again © 2004    Excerpt “We are all so fortunate that poets come when we need them...not necessarily when we want them. Michelle is such a voice...clear... concise...brave...uncompromising...here to ring the bell of truth to say that our people have a right to the tree of life.” —Nikki Giovanni “There are moments where Michelle’s poetry is so inspiring. The lush and evocative images beautifully express the sadness, joy and longing of being in love.” —Eriq LaSalle

Midwest Book Review
Awakening The Other Side: Poems And Art Illustrations is an evocative collection of distinctive poetry by Michelle Hanna. Awakening The Other Side envelopes its readers for an evermore engaging and timeless emotional focus on love, death, and the guidance of soul. Stand Still: I stand still as the worlds swirl/Time elapsed and I walked on particles passed through atoms/Penetrated into another dimension/Watching this world carry on as usual/Artificial highs, zombies flooded my eyes/Mother Nature cried in a whisper/But busy ears do not hear/Like a fly buzzing on a hot summer's day/Being a nuisance pulling away like a distraction/Even though my eyelids fell to rest/I still did see/Whose eyes did I look through?/Maybe I stood there looking from eternity