Book excerpt: An eloquent, creative, and imaginative book of poetry sharing the experiences of my life. This book of poems portrays personal and universal social problems and issues such as growing up, domestic violence, abuse, injustice, money, prostitution, slavery, judgments, opinions, fears, worries, and doubts; all attributed to self-hate and misunderstanding of oneself and one another. This dark but artistic coming-of-age story of poems provides you with a pragmatic, scientific, philosophical, and real-life approach towards life. It portrays how to overcome universal problems and abuse and be empowered to succeed in your life. The ultimate purpose is to cross the boundaries of problems with miscommunication and misunderstanding amongst children, adults, parents, and elderly within various nationalities, cultures, ages, societies, and standardized organizations. My hope is for greater understanding, communication, and compassion for one another.