Hey everybody!  Tomorrow, Friday, June 13th I am going to be performing at the International Deli & Grill in Morrisvillw, Pa ar about 7 pm.  There are so many hot poets coming out to perform.  Black Beauty, Calib and so many others will be in the building tomorrow so come out and show some love.  Ladee Soul

Hello, everybody! My name is Ladee Soul and I am a poet who recently dropped my first book in Dec. 2007.  I’ve been performing for 10 years now and I perform throughout the city, state and other states as well.  My next performance will be on Tues. May 27, 2008 @ The International Deli & Grill on 1 East Trenton Road Morrisville, Pa.  The show starts at 8 and is free to all.  All are welcome come out!  Come out and see what Ladee Soul is about.

Release Date: December 21 , 2007
ISBN 10: 0-9778103-2-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-9778103-2-1
Paperback: 60 pages
Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches
Print:  $10.00
Ebook: $5.99
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Description

Incremental Stages: a wonderful journey of angst, love, faith, family and culture by first time author and poet Karen Baker who is also known as and performs under the name of Ladeé Soul. Take a peek inside the book!

The title will be available online at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com, Books-a-Million.com and you may also order it from your neighborhood bookstore by requesting it by name or ISBN number listed above.Autographed copies of the title may also be ordered directly from the author at (haitian_mamie (at) yahoo.com)

*10% of all proceeds will be donated to Le Pont Des Enfants (The Bridge of Children) an Orphanage in Delmas 44, Haiti.  For more information about the orphanage email thebridgeofchildren@yahoo.com.

I’ve finally matured and lived life.
It isn’t all fun and games.
Life itself is stronger than I am.
I just can’t compete with it.
A lie can be hidden in the dark for a limited amount of time,
but eventually it comes into the light and the truth becomes known to all.
Learn to accept it.   I Surrender I surrender the way I used to be to the way I’d like to be.
I’m living in a fantasy world, I need to wake up and live reality.
Accept things for the way they are, and not for the way you’d like to see them.
When you let people frustrate you it’s like you’re beginning a cycle of frustration and stress.
Let your life go to the flow, what happens just happens.
Everything happens for a reason, but for some reason most of the things are unexplainable.
More than anything in life an individual needs their independence and their time with God. 

I Surrender

I need to give the positive side of my life a chance and forget about all the negativity.
I never loved myself before, but now with time I’ve learned to love myself.
Many people judge others by their appearances, and I used to do the same.
Beauty comes from within, and your inner beauty should always be more beautiful than your outer beauty.
I used to have such low self-esteem; I guess it’s because I let society give me an image.
I let society give me my appearance.
When I didn’t fulfill my appearance I began to feel that I had no beauty in me.
Now I believe I’m beautiful both inside and out.
I’m not conceited I just have high self-esteem.
I’m giving this generation a new lifestyle.
You can be who you want to be; don’t let society control you. 

I Surrender

Friends come and go, boys come and go.
I’ve come to my conclusion that I want to be an independent person.
I don’t want any friends, but most importantly I don’t need any friends.
With friends I’ve become less independent and I’ve gotten into more conflicts.
I’ve accepted too many things from people that I shouldn’t have accepted.
Some of my friends, I don’t really know if they’re friends or not.
I can’t trust anyone; especially not my friends.
The only person I can completely trust is God.
I can’t explain why I feel the way I do.
I guess it’s because I’ve been through more bad times than good times.

I Surrender

With prayer, love, effort and time I’ll make it in life.
I’m going to make it in this life; with or without help.
I have to make it.
I’m making a difference in my generation and in my life.
But everything I do, I do with love. 

(c) 1999 by Karen Baker 

Thank You