This is the first of two compilations of poetry I created between the years of 1998 through 2007. I have waited quite a while to self publish these poems. We're now in an age that makes it so much more convenient to do so, thankfully. These poems or "Expressions" are just that. Things I was going through at that time of my life as a younger woman, spurts of creative desires needing to be caught in time and often desired to be shared and 'expressed' with others. Now, it can be done and I am thankful for this. I hope that this book of poems will become one of your most favorite literary treasures, and I, one of your favorite most loved authoresses." Love, Diamond Carbon