Reflections: A Poetic Collection bares the author's soul, for she writes from her heart. Spanning almost four decades of writings, these selected poems reflect her true conscious thought. Whether she is speaking of family matters, death or iconic figures such as President Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Martin Luther King, Jr. or Michael Jackson, Arlene Tatum Joynes writes with emotion that will surely touch your heart. Each day I watch the evening news My heart aches to hear all the blues People shot down in their prime The young, the old committing a crime Little kids abandoned, just thrown away Soldiers being killed every day I wonder where it all went wrong Just when did evil come along I cry because I feel the pain Of each life taken away in vain God doesn't want us to hate each other He commanded us to love one another from "Choose To Love"