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the STORM in HER eyes A Journey of Self-discovery

Reecha Agarwal Goyal

Ukiyoto Publishing

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Dedicated to the rebel inside us

“what do you see?" the parents to-be asked the ultrasound technician "fire in her belly. storm in her eyes and an ocean in her heart."

Contents ironclad ......................................................................................1 taking charge of one’s own life ..............................................2 the flight .....................................................................................3 words ..........................................................................................5 self-care ......................................................................................6 alive .............................................................................................7 hard days ....................................................................................8 confidence .................................................................................9 freeing power of anger ......................................................... 10 learning.................................................................................... 12 frustration ............................................................................... 13 fast ........................................................................................... 14 will............................................................................................ 15 yes! ........................................................................................... 16 self-love ................................................................................... 17 messy ....................................................................................... 18 forgiveness.............................................................................. 19 parenting ................................................................................. 20 calm ......................................................................................... 21 travel ........................................................................................ 22 the fight ................................................................................... 23 conversation between brain and heart! .............................. 24 values ....................................................................................... 25 the journey.............................................................................. 26 your choice or your choice .................................................. 27 madness .................................................................................. 28 touch........................................................................................ 29 obstinate.................................................................................. 30 friendship ................................................................................ 31 expectations............................................................................ 32

best friends ............................................................................. 33 youth........................................................................................ 34 first love .................................................................................. 35 give love a chance.................................................................. 36 responsibility .......................................................................... 37 i am not my body .................................................................. 38 daddy ....................................................................................... 40 differences .............................................................................. 41 sport......................................................................................... 42 dreams ..................................................................................... 43 teacher ..................................................................................... 44 happiness ................................................................................ 45 age is just a number .............................................................. 46 laughter ................................................................................... 47 music ....................................................................................... 48 time .......................................................................................... 49 normal ..................................................................................... 50 education ................................................................................ 51 the love of a mother ............................................................. 52 arranged love .......................................................................... 54 she ............................................................................................ 55 complicated ............................................................................ 56 a mother .................................................................................. 57 swivel ....................................................................................... 59 principles................................................................................. 60 abilities .................................................................................... 61 rise............................................................................................ 62 smile......................................................................................... 63 healing ..................................................................................... 64 magic ....................................................................................... 65 memories ................................................................................ 66 the world is flat ...................................................................... 67

home........................................................................................ 68 eyes .......................................................................................... 70 fire ............................................................................................ 71 doctor ...................................................................................... 72 the unconditional love of a child ........................................ 73 note .......................................................................................... 75 sweet home............................................................................. 76 fairness .................................................................................... 77 second chance ........................................................................ 78 the modern day snow white ................................................ 80 letter to a daughter ................................................................ 81 empty box ............................................................................... 84 the tricks that our mind plays.............................................. 85 you choose how you respond to pressure ........................ 86 unfiltered................................................................................. 87 meet she .................................................................................. 88 true love .................................................................................. 89 warning.................................................................................... 90 selfless love of a mother....................................................... 91 a mother never stops worrying ........................................... 93 attitude .................................................................................... 94 growing young together ....................................................... 95 save her face? .......................................................................... 96 it’s always good to stay a little hungry................................ 97 my daughter will be my daughter always ........................... 98 love turns one into a poet .................................................... 99 adoption ................................................................................ 101 family ..................................................................................... 102 birthday gift .......................................................................... 104 rebel ....................................................................................... 105 let’s get high ......................................................................... 106 permanence .......................................................................... 107

partner in-crime ................................................................... 108 the book ................................................................................ 109 wings...................................................................................... 111 the search .............................................................................. 112 the concern of a mom ........................................................ 113 mom ...................................................................................... 114 don’t call me beautiful ........................................................ 115 friends.................................................................................... 117 the stronger one................................................................... 118 fear ......................................................................................... 119 daddy’s love .......................................................................... 120 daughters............................................................................... 121 memories, old memories.................................................... 122 sweetness .............................................................................. 123 time ........................................................................................ 124 the love of a daughter ......................................................... 125 supermoon............................................................................ 126 the geek ................................................................................. 127 daddy, the genie ................................................................... 128 the responsibilities of a dad ............................................... 129 real magician......................................................................... 130 my daddy, my friend ........................................................... 131 life .......................................................................................... 132 self-belief .............................................................................. 133 the unborn ............................................................................ 134 the gift ................................................................................... 135 the brightest angel ............................................................... 136 blessing.................................................................................. 137 fly ........................................................................................... 138 About the Author ................................................................... 139

the STORM in HER eyes

ironclad until yesterday, their words and actions could crush me devastate my spirit and shatter my being into a thousand tiny pieces only until yesterday when my soul was brittle when i was made of glass today, their words and actions don't affect me in any way today, when my substance is all steel and iron.

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A book woven of words that are raw, naked and unadulterated. Words that bleed honesty. Words that tell a story of their own. Words that breathe. Words that scream. Words that pain you. Words that make you smile. Words that make you nostalgic. Words that provide you solace. Words that give you strength. Words that live. Words that will live forever! The book is a collection of modern poetries that revolve around themes of love, relationships,, memories, motherhood, childhood, strength and resilience. The book is special because every piece in the book has been sculpted in the heat of the moment. The emotions inked on the pages are therefore pure, unedited, unvarnished and sincere.

Reecha Agarwal Goyal has four published books to her credit. A tea lover, she lives in New Delhi with her husband and kids where she is often found dwelling in her own fictional and poetic worlds.

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