Beyond My Reach

About the Book

An endeavor of love, is the only way to aptly depict the motivation and deep love flowing from her heart into this poetry compilation from the outside to the inside. Beyond My Reach is unique in that it was written from the free world to an incarcerated lover. With much love, more than 200 poems were written to express the intense love thriving within this lonely sweetheart during the last four years, the length of their heated romance from a distance.

Ms. Sapphire's amorous declarations of devotion were the only inspiration needed to profess her passion and write the first poem, I Close My Eyes. She never imagined then, the poetry would someday amass into a quantity great enough to fill a book. Written solely to verbalize new emotions of love, each poem in this book was inspired by one young man confined behind tall concrete walls and razor wire of the penal system...

BEYOND THE WALLS

Each day you face a dismal existence
Wondering what's beyond that prison wall
So many youthful years you've wasted
What made you err, you barely recall

Double locked doors quarantine your life
In triple layered concrete cages
Tall dual fences, loops of razor wire
Stand sentinel over inmates of all ages

Incarceration has taken a deadly toll on you
Never trusting, dreading each new dawn
Privacy embezzled by constant vigilance
Leaves you silent, fearful and withdrawn

The world is soon forgotten behind the walls
As you obey endless, ever-changing rules
Constantly watching your back, danger lurks
Fearing brawls, protecting your family jewels

Being an inmate with untainted record
Double locked doors will surely open for you
Living on the outside can soon resume
You've learned your lesson, freedom is overdue

Your true love awaits you beyond those walls
When you're thrust from that dismal womb
Born again to embark on a new journey
You'll emerge from your dungeon of doom.
March 12, 2001

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About the Author

Passionate! Relentless! Artistic! Meticulous! M.E. Sapphire, an enterprising Tennessee native, has worn many hats during her long career. As a business woman for 42 years, she remains the owner of a successful salon chain. As a young woman, she loved life and pursued many diverse occupations, including, executive secretary, hair stylist, and professional photographer, just to name a few. Her passions are poetry, nature, world travel, and her lover, behind the walls.