Andre'a "The Lioness" DeBerry

LATEST PROJECTS

I Lioness Book of Poetry: Volume 1 is my latest project. It is a collection of poems speaking about love, loss, children, and more. It is available for purchase now on Amazon. 

Just a sample of my work. To see more or discuss possible work >>

 

“So how did my daddy die?” She looked shocked but she answered. My father had been killed at work along with two other men. The scaffold they had been working on collapsed from the 12 story building in which they were working in Brickell Key, a man-made island off the mainland of Miami. My father had a heart attack, so the coroner said, he was dead before his body hit the work site below. She told me his funeral was to be held the next week so we would be leaving for Miami as soon as possible.

My father was 47 years old, in the prime of his life, and now he was dead. Why did this happen to him? I had so many questions. I felt especially remorseful because we had not seen each other since I had stayed with him two summers prior. Damn, I never did tell my daddy how much I loved him.

Later that night, I tossed and turned. My heart was heavy. My brother was dying. My father had been killed and my mother was a drug addict. Damn, why me? All my life I had heard that God loved me and was there for me but where was He now when I needed Him most? I got up, dressed, and slid out of my bedroom window. I needed air. I climbed the wooden fence that surrounded our patio and climbed to the roof, as I had so many times before. As I looked up, I began to feel hot tears spill onto my cheeks. I needed to see Mainey, he always made me feel better. I went back in the house and called him. He agreed to meet me and we would go walking so I could clear my head.

 

 

--From the upcoming book titled (tentatively)--"Pieces of My Life"