Poem Theme: Loss & Maturation
Book title: Traces of Memories and Time
Genre: Fantasy, Modern, Family, stoicism
Key takeaways:
The loss of a person who changes a child's perspective on the world, where the process of learning from pain, grief, from the absence of a father, self-discovery and life's journey until finally finding his true self. A process filled with life lessons, emptiness, silence, and self-reflection and self-acceptance.
Main outcome:
A person's independence and emotional maturity through grief, loneliness, and isolation, where he learns to start living and get out of his comfort zone, become independent for a better life and accept/forgive someone. And from there, he found the strength within himself to face all obstacles and gain peace where life taught him to accept reality, but still dare to move on even without a definite direction. Finally, she grew into a mature person, able to lead herself, and not afraid to face difficulties, because she had learned that all processes in life-good and bad-are part of maturing.
Paris teaches toddlers, she was orphaned at a young age and that has made her guarded and stole all the hope she has of having a happily ever after.
Israel may seem like an ignorant playboy to the world but all he has ever longed for is someone who understood him. He feels unnoticed by the world and seeks its attention by being the bachelor they painted him out to be.
When in Sandton, a young woman throws herself at him and they are both too drunk to think too much about it.
It was supposed to be a one-night stand until Israel needed a wife to close a business deal.
Paris may have slept with a stranger but marrying one is not something she will do. Israel needs this deal and the only way Paris is agreeing is if he can make her fall in love but will life hand her a cake and let her eat it too?
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"Israel, I am scared again." He holds me tighter.
"I will never let anything happen to you, I would give my life for you."
"Don't do that, life would not be the same without you."
"Stop ruining my confessions of love. I love you Mimma and I will protect you as best as I can."
"I love you." He looks at me, his face lights up, he places a kiss on my lips, soft and loving.
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Starting date: 28 Feb 2021
End Date: 08 May 2022
Word Count: [100 000 -
105 000]
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Rankings:
1 - Black
2 - Blackwoman
3 - Swirl
3 - Blackfiction
5 - interracial
8 - Romance
11- Billionaire
16-diversity