About The Books
ILLUMINATIONS
ILLUMINATIONS is an emotionally charged and impressive blend of poetry and short stories encompassing the totality of the human experience. Clearly written, with an emotional and fearless voice, K.C. Marshall takes the reader on a journey of a world where words are important and where each tale represents the complications of life. Laughter, love, pain, injustice, and redemption are some of the expressions that are embodied in this book, which address the soul.
The poems are lyric, honest, and unapologetically real–to get you feeling, thinking, and looking at the world differently. The short stories swim deep into the waters of identity, community, and resilience to provide visibility to voices that are usually not heard. ILLUMINATIONS is a show based on faith, culture, legacy, and healing, speaking to the people that inhabit the in-between of struggle and strength.
Whatever the reason you are picking up one book to read, inspiration, connection, or reflections, these books will remain with you long after the book has been read. It is not only a book. It is a reflection, a statement, and a motion.
My Sister's Veil
A beautiful face is never enough To guarantee love, success, and trust. Torn and conflicted by what they see and say Maybe they’re right It’s better their way. They always win, So of course we would choose To perpetrate a look That will never lose. I’ll just take it to the twelfth degree So it appears self righteously To be me. So bury the mirror, And who you really see. And bury the hatred Of who you really be. Then it’s easy to forget the grief And promise yourself You can become A respectable Thief!
