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Why could God not hear me

I know I have known struggle
I know I have felt despise 
I know been broken
Betrayed beside many lies
But I often sit and wonder
What does God really believe
In this world do I have a place
In his arms me will he receive?
The tears no longer fall
Depression has no place
I sometimes feel lost
Because I am abound outside of
What 8 feel is gods grace
However I cannot give in
Neither give up any one day
Which is why I keep pressing forward
Perhaps eventually God will hear me as I pray

Copyright © Kaylesha Cooper | Year Posted 2026


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Is it right to feel hearbroken

I have never thought I felt love
But I do know it's face
I prayed to God to reveal love to me
He replied
Work accordingly 
I am far away
My other half lives his life yet I could not get him to believe
That love not really cherished
Can grow distant 
Intertwined two hearts
No one can really understand
Does he still remember to think of me
In his life am I still apart of his wifely duties plans?

Copyright © Kaylesha Cooper | Year Posted 2026

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What do I say

I could remember in school reading maya Angelou does the caged bird sing
That gave me dreams
To believe 
To bring 
My words
My journey
Of peace 
Inside I scream but nobody ever hears
My daughter wants to be a lawyer
But how do I calm all of her fears
I tell her to courageous 
Look life right in its eyes
Live, laugh, and love
But never forget gods light
I guess that what I should say

Copyright © Kaylesha Cooper | Year Posted 2026

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Woman I am she

In my past time
I rest
Never would I know
God would select for me a husband
Intimidated by me as I grow
The ins 
The outs
Yes miles separate our hearts
Did he ever really love me
Or was it about him from the very start
I may never really find the answer
I think in my soul
We he and I both know
Our love has mastered eternity but gods grace for earth
Hasn't allowed it to yet show

Copyright © Kaylesha Cooper | Year Posted 2026

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Confused

I really don't know what to do anymore
Is God really still there
I feel my heart was broken in two
Does the world even still care
Broken but I am somebody
I think it routes back to me
Grief can not stay buried in disappointment
It all called footsteps to gods mapped out for us destiny
I love him still with all my heart
But was I just a fool
The things he did to build for him
Was my naiveness just his tool?

Copyright © Kaylesha Cooper | Year Posted 2026


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Visualization of love

If I had of never loved
Would I actually know
What it really is
To love and let go
Was the love sincere
Only God in heaven can understand 
How I invested so much in someone
Who was only out to get all what he can
Was this my karma
Am I meant to be alone
Circumstances chirp at my very existence 
Meanwhile I hang on to a demeanor that is strong
I cannot fight for yesterday 
That is pushing tomorrow away
I can only surrender my visualization of love
And pray for a soulmate who will stay

Copyright © Kaylesha Cooper | Year Posted 2026

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Here I am

Here I am standing in love
But nobody ever knew
He saw me I think secretly
What happened to when I was feeling ?? blue
I loved so hard I forgot myself 
However he completes my dreams
We both are not innocent
In gods eyes or so i think it very seems
Life separated us complications intertwined
However your heart
Who to love
No one on earth can tell
God told me obedience is better than sacrifice
Maybe since I'm not loving him faithfully I genuinely 
This is why 
I'm catching hell!

Copyright © Kaylesha Cooper | Year Posted 2026

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Was he weak

Nothing makes me feel complete
Except when a grown man
Just tells me he understands and can relate
While another ran
Because he got that text
I'm sorry I'm late
Now the days are long
The nights are shorter as each one passes
I study life's element
Was he weak 
Am I negative but I hold close
He that finds a wife finds a good thing
Obtaining favor in gods eyes
Maybe my baby daddy was not weak
To me ran
Yet still I stand
Tired broken disgusted
Not trusting
Fighting lust
I may never want to find the answer
A man who abandoned their child
Is that a man
Or someone who is just looked upon as WEAK!

Copyright © Kaylesha Cooper | Year Posted 2026

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Who's gonna tell

Who is going to tell my little girl
If or when I close my eyes
Stay guarded with faith
And don't fall for those forsaken non existent
White lies
If or when I say goodbye
Will my life be fulfilled 
Will I sit down with the angels
Reminding myself of quiet tears
Will I fall asleep tonight with God
Calming all my fears
As I hold my child up in prayer
I share knowledge in layers 
Hoping that she can keep up the dreams
One girl
One world conquer with no defeat
No losses
Some wins
New york best seller list
My work on the shelf
Decades to come
All starting from a little girl who travailed through life's storms

Copyright © Kaylesha Cooper | Year Posted 2026

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Burnt

Oh my God look at that behind
When will sex appeal demand due respect
Beating like a peasant
A few dollar bills
A woman true to the struggle
That many baby mamas feel.
Never there for what we produced
Quick to claim 
That's your blood
However where is the love
Job after job
Phone calls few hugs tired thoughts too
Burnt by life 
Angered by love
I wonder sometime is there even a heaven up above
Until I find answers
To what I already know
I guess I will on earth inside emotionally and out
Remain by just burnt

Copyright © Kaylesha Cooper | Year Posted 2026

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