These are just some of the poems that I created. I have to create ten of which are a sonnet, lyric, alphabet, ballad, haiku, tanku, limerick, open, blank verse, and free verse. Enjoy!

"When I tell you that he hates me, you'll probably assume it's because he's a jerk...but you'd be wrong. He's not a jerk. I am." --- Several years ago tragedy struck Emma's home, leaving her broken... like a cup with cracks spiraling and slithering around the edges. Slowly, bitterness crept in like tar, hardening between each fracture to resemble a deceitful wholeness. She became a monster, and targeted her venom on the sweetest person she could find: Trinity Nixon. Too bad the boy Emma longed for was Trinity's brother. Now, as Emma fights to win the heart of the boy who despises her, she's forced to hide her demons. She paints her fragile cup in pinks, yellows, and oranges - all the colors of the sun. She paints on a smile, and an unusual sense of humor, so that the world will view her as bright and cheerful, when in reality she's breaking. But she's completely unprepared for the acidic truth that melts away the tar, demolishing her shell, and awakening the Emma White buried deep inside. --- Book 1 in The Dismantled Pride series *Story was previously titled "Faking It"

Due to the Amazon Kindle rights, I can no longer have this book on Wattpad 😢 But you can find it here! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MXQ2ZNV Working for the stone-cold Merrick Anderson isn't on Billie Sterling's list of dream jobs, but it pays well and the benefits are great. Besides, with her dad battling cancer and overwhelming debt, she's in no position to be choosy. She'll do anything to help her father. While the rumors about Mr. Anderson fly, Billie chooses to stay, believing God has a plan. Can she break through the stony heart of her employer, to find the man she knows is underneath, just below the surface? *EDITED BY: http://ericalhoward.com/ Check her out if you need an editor for YOUR book. She's the best of the best!