Reflections and Perspectives

An Insightful New Collection Of Poems And Essays That Offer Warm Reflections On Past Relationships And Brave Perspectives On Current Social Issues.. The Carefully Crafted Poems Of Vaughan’S “Reflections” Section Focus On Those Ephemeral Moments Of Love That Have Lasted A Lifetime As The Treasured Memories Of The Author And That Will Prompt A Similar Nostalgia And Warmth In Any Of Us Who Have Also Loved And Lost: . Once Upon A Time. You Touched Me And. Just As A Candle Flickers. When First Lit. So It Seemed That Love Flickered In Me.. From “A Fairy Tale”. We Shared A Lot Together And. For A Moment. Just A Fleeting Moment. We Shared Love.. From “Sharing”. The Essays And Poems Of Vaughan’S “Perspectives” Section Meanwhile Discuss Openly And Honestly The Controversial Racial Influences That Are So Often Rationalized Minimized Or Denied In Our Society And Which -- Because They Are Expressed So Candidly Here -- Will Help All Of Us Become More Observant And More Sensitive:. The Closer You Are To Being White The More Acceptable You Are.. As A Custom Not A Legal Mandate As In South Africa American Apartheid. Is More Insidious.. From “American Apartheid”