C H a R L I E

By Shereen Yap

As humans, we were delivered with one at birth. Ones without a name. CHARLIE had none, till he was unconventionally bestowed, his personality birthed henceforth.

A delve into the mind of CHARLIE - this dark brilliant soul, whose daily struggles are of survival in our modern, fast-paced, technologically advanced world. These are his thoughts, his words - he would scream that these are wisdom.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris AU
• Release date: Feb 17, 2016
• ISBN: 9781514444559

Shereen Yap

Shereen is a Sydney-based artist and writer, presenting today’s stories and journeys through musings, illustrations, and paintings. Charlie is her number one debut collection of poetry. Charlie is a masterpiece of fabrication. Most written work are never titled, for like her artworks, she finds that we relate most when we are not imposed by the burdens of others. Her other works are available for view on her website, http://www.shereen-yap.com (italics).

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CHARLIE

SHEREEN YAP

Copyright © 2016 by Shereen Yap.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

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Rev. date: 02/17/2016

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CONTENTS

Present

Pre-Birth

Birth

Future

To Alec for inspiring the birth of Charlie

To Caryn, Alyson, Michael, Ian for putting up with Charlie’s insanity and tantrums

Most importantly, To Mit & Co. (and all that furriness) for surviving and living with Charlie

PRESENT

Charlie, you were born

before the madness took over. Breathe,

my love. I see that old spark

flare still. We can build

a bonfire in this new world. Toast

some marshmallows. Laugh at the

oddities. Wouldn’t that be

grand?

{Charlie, part II, a comforting smile}

We must