{"product_id":"9781475950885","title":"I Can't Hear What You're Saying ...: Poetry, Shorts, and Shenanigans","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis new collection of poetry and prose by author MJR offers raw and honest insight into the poet’s thoughts. In a no-holds-barred journey that ranges from the serious and solemn to the unexpected and provocative, the poet exposes personal feelings and emotions through life experiences. From the melancholy “Sorrow” to the introspective “Weep Not, For Me,” the pieces in this collection capture the emotions of each unique situation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Can’t Hear What You’re Saying… seeks not only to invoke emotional responses like laughter and tears, but also provoke introspection, that we may find our own path—a personal adventure of selfdiscovery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvil\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvil is the entity which takes\u003cbr\u003eWithout compunction, compassion, nor end\u003cbr\u003eRarely gives, unless strategically; for their\u003cbr\u003eimage\u003cbr\u003eUnconscious of the damage left in its wake;\u003cbr\u003eor uncaring\u003cbr\u003eCaveat emptor, business is business\u003cbr\u003eWhat about me? self-centered in its\u003cbr\u003ethoughts\u003cbr\u003eIt walks through life, a cancer, living upon\u003cbr\u003eothers\u003cbr\u003eDevouring what it wants, what it needs, what\u003cbr\u003eit takes\u003cbr\u003eEven when still in use, not theirs, not dead\u003cbr\u003eA mollusk, leaching, draining life from\u003cbr\u003eothers\u003cbr\u003eUntil they are just too tired to fight, give up\u003cbr\u003eDevoured alive by the relentless selfishness\u003cbr\u003eTo take, take, take, resources, energy, love\u003cbr\u003ePervert it, alter its state\u003cbr\u003eForever damaging the former host beyond\u003cbr\u003erecognition\u003cbr\u003eUntil it ceases to exist, is no more\u003cbr\u003eBefore moving to the next\u003cbr\u003eEvil takes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144424145136,"sku":"9781475950885","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781475950885_p0.jpg?v=1763607051","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781475950885","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}