Explaining:

Explaining three to five books and plans to write with dad… don’t forget that “A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” -Proverbs 17:17

After all these thoughts: “Designing Ohio,” (book 1) “Praying for a Chapbook” (book 2) and “Easy Street,” (book 3) special mention, even “In the midst of Mahogany” it’s still “City on the Cuyahoga River.” Plus, there’s been “Biruta Building Collections” (book 4) aka BBC containing poems from the years (April or after) 2009 through 2014 (15?). 2015 was the year a poem of mine was published in “Beyond the Sea: Homecoming” by Eber & Wein Publishing. 2016 was a year of mostly exercise, smoothies and weight loss, that was soon followed by the debut of my (Poet) Facebook Page in early 2017, and the second INDOOR visit of the health/housing inspector (the same most unbelievable person involved since at least late 2011) escorted by APD into the property we (dad & I) lived in, as we were both at home. The first INDOOR visit was in November, on Friday the 13th of 2015, when I was home alone with our (last) pet dog there. Then there was 2017’s “Steps on an Awkward Moon,” (book 5) and an outline for a book of poems centered around the topic of childhood (outlined book 6) that I kept up with in the emails of the first three books I mention here, etc. It was hard to find traces of my “Glass Cutter” poems (mini book), but I found them, they are a bunch of short poems that follow someone doing a hard job. I also had the short-lived plan of making a book of photos (planned book 7) documenting the weatherworn property damage we lived with.

“…weight loss, that was soon followed by the debut of my (Poet) Facebook Page in early 2017, and the second INDOOR visit of the health/housing inspector (the same most unbelievable person involved since at least late 2011) escorted by APD into the property we (dad & I) lived in, as we were both at home. The first INDOOR visit was in November, on Friday the 13th of 2015, when I was home alone with our (last) pet dog there.”
from the above paragraph. Just as the roof rotting, was above our heads & Ohio’s corrupt city of Akron just kept looking at us bail buckets of rainwater and throw them out the front and back door, not to mention the windows at times.

On my official (Poet) Facebook Page I said that I had three to five books to reveal. Well, now three have become one book, which was what I had resolved to do in 2018, though as an extended version containing paragraphs explaining some poems and circumstances, (“ghostly anacondas” shall explain now: Hardship Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com & Good faith effort legal definition of Good faith effort). “Designing Ohio,” “Praying for a Chapbook” and “Easy Street,” were the titles of my poetry books in 2018, collectively called “Housetop Poems,” but in 2020 (after the dust of 2019 began to settle) it was changed to “In the midst of Mahogany,” “Praying for a Chapbook,” and “City on the Cuyahoga River.” Now, in 2021 all three are in one book called “City on the Cuyahoga River.” “Steps on an Awkward Moon” is a book of poems I released on my (Poet) Facebook Page in open excerpts first and then in full in an open secret sort of way. “Biruta Building Collections,” aka BBC, is a book of poems that I hand-picked from to get “Praying for a Chapbook.” These poems were early on my page. If my poetry wasn’t saved in my email, then I would have lost every bit of my work, besides what was on Facebook, which wasn’t enough. Unfortunately, it seems that I did lose some of my poetry in expired emails and early drafting that was handwritten.

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With the earnings made on my published book, I desire to invest in real estate… my dad started talking to me about helping him get his testimony online years ago, while we were still inside the condemnable property (a duplex he had lived in since maybe 18 years old (wait, I called my dad to confirm his age at that time and he wasn’t 18. He was in his young adulthood though) as a renter and later became the owner of it). He has recently started talking to me about writing together too, now that we have been out for a while. He would always handwrite his “Motions to the Court” to be filed by the Clerk of Court… “Housing” Court to be exact, and I would type them out for him while we were surviving inside the property that the case was about. I did not write about mom in the Akron Beacon Journal, but eventually I did share some thoughts online.

Timeout: There’s something on my mind…

Dear future husband,

I have not forgotten you, we may have crossed paths before but have not officially met. I’ve been writing to you about all my hopes and dreams, waiting for all that we deserve together to be realized. There’s so much we have to accept about each other. For example, how is it that I feel kindred to those with “werewolf syndrome” when I don’t actually have it? Well, on both sides of my family there have been signs of hairy women. I had never dealt with anything that I could not handle until May of 2019, because anything I could see was easy to remove before seeing its full potential. However, when I was stuck in the hospital for at least the better part of a month it was impossible to remove. I now know for sure that I am more than a “slightly” bearded lady. It’s even what I thought before confirmed to be a bad as it got @ Hair Poem on Facebook. I had to face the world with it on my face, (waxing) until finally being able to start laser hair removal treatments. Think about it, because I want us to be happy. (1 Corinthians 6:19) Peace…

Sincerely,

your future wife.

P.S. Remember, that’s not it.

About these three poets:

“Caged Bird” – Alicia Keys

“Tears for Water” a Book of Poems by Alicia Keys

“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” – Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou’s Inaugural Poem (1993)

“tis’ morning gold” – Marla LeNeo

Video of a poem read from “City on the Cuyahoga River” by Marla LeNeo

I’m a Royal Werewolf. #vegan #celibate @virginSPEECH

Okay, let’s resume…

Marla LeNeo on Instagram: my “Building Awareness” Facebook Page began to show images of damage before my 2017 Instagram Account. Instagram remained public from its start date until sometime in about 2019. Vows of Silence? Instagram started public (March 2017) right after the last time (February 2017) the police and the health/housing inspector came inside. Fill in the blanks with Community Support Services and bro.

Behind-the-Scenes, a very private yet public person: #BirutaBuild Post(s)

“Biruta Building Collections” aka BBC posted on Facebook. Sample Poems from Twitter were first shared back in 2012 and then again on a 2015 Account: “Asking Mommy,” “Diligently seek Him” and then totally expanded on Facebook.

Excerpts from “Steps on an Awkward Moon” posted on Facebook.

More from the early stages of “Steps on an Awkward Moon”… Post