Hello sunshine

Hello Hottie, how are you today.

I’m doing well I was just thinking of you.

Thanks that’s sweet.

I still like you…

I screwed up letting you walk away.  I didn’t know how much I would miss you and Bug.

I’m sorry…I just don’t know what to say.

Nothing to say you gave me every chance to make the right choice.  I’m the one that is sorry.

This was a text message exchange between myself and an ex lover.  He was really something.  I’ll call him L.  He had so many positive qualities and I had hoped that he would progress and want what I did eventually.  We started out as co-workers then became drinking buddies, followed almost immediately as fuck buddies.  We had an agreement that it was a good time and nothing too serious, it would not effect our working relationship and we would keep it strictly casual and as platonic friends in front of my daughter (on a side note he didn’t meet my daughter until almost 6 months into us “dating”).

We were cautions and communicated about things as they progressed or didn’t.  Finally after almost a year I said look I really like you and I would like to consider actually dating, publicly, introducing family and all that jazz, what do you think about that?

He said no I don’t think that is wise. He said no.  I accepted that and didn’t push for more.  We dated for a few more months but I was feeling a little hurt that he couldn’t see me as more valuable than a casual hidden secret lover.  I hate secrets for the most part, especially when it comes to relationships.

I don’t do well as your dirty little secret, I need to feel that I’m something you are proud of and want everyone to know about.  L couldn’t do this for me he was considerably older than me and felt that it was too much to be acceptable.  He also was comfortable living alone after being basically destroyed by his ex-wife.  He also was the first guy I really dated after my divorce was finalized; he didn’t want to be the rebound guy.

L was a very giving man, he took great care of me, and he studied me and learned what I loved.  He sent me flowers at least once a month.  They never had a card attached (this was his signature move so that our co-workers couldn’t snoop and see who had made me smile so often.)  To this day (YEARS after we broke up he still sends me flowers for special occasions, hell he even sent my daughter flowers and a teddy bear for her birthday this week.)  He would help me in any way he could no matter what the problem, he was a jack of all trades and could do just about anything.

L was also an amazing lover.  The first time we approached the subject was the most memorable I have ever in my life experienced.  Drinking at the lake I had been flirting with him like crazy, teasing, testing boundaries, and pushing to see how much he would take before just grabbing me and taking me like a savage.  He instead shocked me.

Wearing those typical khaki cargo shorts at the bar, he excused himself to use the rest room.  While in there he “freed” himself from the confines of his underwear with out me knowing.  He returned to me at the bar where I sat smirking both pleased with myself and the large quantity of alcohol in my system.  After a few more minutes of my sassy ass way he lifted the leg of his shorts just a few inches above his knee.

There IT was the head of the longest thickest cock I had ever seen!  I was shocked, not by his act (because it was a very hot act) but by the size of it!  OMG seriously this man’s dick literally hung to his knee AND was huge!  At this point I was stunned.  I stopped flirting and just truly tried to grasp how I was going to manage this.

He immediately read my face and said I’m sorry.

For what? I questioned

He said for that it was inappropriate.

NO!  That my dear is more than appropriate! I said I’m trying to figure out what I’m going to do with all that. We laughed and then I figured it out, I’m going to take it like a champ, that’s what I’m gonna do!  And my flirting continued.

But despite all this, eventually our strong sexual relationship and his giving caring ways weren’t enough for me.  I needed to be his, I needed him to claim me, and I needed to in be a relationship that he was proud to be a part of.  He couldn’t give this to me, and so I had to end what we had.  Months later he approached me and confessed his mistake, he asked me to reconsider and let us pick up where we left off.

I can’t I tried to explain, I asked you for what I needed and you couldn’t give it to me. I can’t risk being hurt this severely again it’s too much. We continued to function as “friends” with those awkward moments here and there he on occasion would suggest we give it a try again but I figured it would eventually fade.  Until this weekend years later, I don’t think it will.  I think he sees his mistake and is truly sorry, I wish I could fix my brain to just get over it we could be amazing together, but I can’t so for that…

I’m sorry.

I’ve been uber busy trying to get things back in order and as a result I was referred to as “dark and mysterious” because no one knows what I’m up to…

So here’s a Dark and Mysterious pose for all of you sexy HNT followers!

You all should know that I am doing fine and will be blogging more later this week, I promise!

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Be sure to check out all the other sexy poses over at O’s!

So Saturday I wake up feeling cruddy again…the sore throat and nose stuffed full of snot.  I lay in bed feeling sorry for myself knowing that in a few hours I have a birthday party I should be at.  I moan and groan to myself as I answer a call from a friend.  He listens to me whine bitch and complain, agreeing the whole time about yeah that sucks, or yeah that’s difficult to handle…

Then he does it…he asks point blank so are you going to get out of bed today or what?  It’s nearly 10:00 and you shouldn’t still be sulking in bed.  I know there is something that you should be doing, you are a busy, popular girl, and there are things you should be doing other than laying in bed sucking snot.

Sighs Yes, you’re right.  I’m getting tired of you being right you know.  I’m also grateful that you have been keeping tabs on me this weekend thank you.  I’ll shower and get ready now.

Good he exclaims.

And out of bed I roll, get my ass going and decide look this day is going to be my turn around.  No more time for moping and sulking.  I get dressed and drive to my dad’s house, we go up to my sisters.  Its chaos there kids running and screaming every where.

Then it happens my aunts look at me and ask…so what are you up to tonight?  They were likely prodded by my dad to ask.

Nothing I sulk probably going home to do some homework and rest in hopes of feeling better.

You should come with us they announce.  We are going to the boats (aka casinos).

I smile but decline the offer I can’t afford to go to the boats I’m broke.

Dad is all over me he must have sensed my “depression” or listened when I told him I was down and just not feeling like myself these days.  He with out a word hands me $40 and smiles.

My aunts give me the no excuses look and well it’s on.  I’m going to the boats.

As we find a spot in the parking lots I announce to my aunties I’m not spending this money on gambling this is 1/3 of my health insurance premium!  My aunts look at me like ummm no you are going to have fun.

We enter the casino floor and they locate a series of machines.  I sit for about 20 minutes before they give me the look indicating that I had better make a move soon or else.

So I drop $15 in the machine a few seats down from them.  I lose it all with out a single win.  I give them the see now I lost my money look.

We then separate and start playing in our own spots.  I find the bar and order a beer and ponder what I should do.  These girls are not going to let me go with out playing and I can’t avoid them all night until time to go.  So I find myself a machine just a few rows away from them and I insert my second $20 I figure if I just sit here and wait they will see me “playing” and I can just cash out my $20 in a few hours.

Then I hit max bet $0.75 yep I’m a high roller like that.

I do this a few time over the next 15 minutes and then it happens I hit.  Yep I won something.  And it was something that caught the attention of the old man sitting beside me…How much did you win? He asks

I don’t know I smile back, triple times-triple times cherries I think.

He chuckles and says How much did you win?  I look back and say I don’t know I’m waiting for it to total it up.

He laughs and calculates it using the complimentary chart provided at the top of my machine.

It was a great increase from my initial investment of $20 so I was super happy.  I continue on with my $0.75 every few minutes as my beer is getting empty the machine chimes again!  Yep I hit another three times-three times some other shape.

Again the old guy asks how much did you win?

To which I answer I don’t know its still counting.

He again adds it up and tells me that is $200!

Yay me I exclaim.

I sit and play like I had been for a few more minutes before hitting cash out at $299.75

Yay for me.

I skip back to my aunties and they ask how I’m doing. I smile and say great.  They ask if I won, I smirk and say yeah a little.  They ask how much to which I retrieve my little ticket of joy.  They both shriek, Good for you they exclaim!

I know I yell as I head off to the bar to refresh my American Ale.

I return to them and find a seat nearby to just relax and enjoy my good fortune.

Then they notice I’m not playing, and give me the eye.  I scamper off to find another machine to practice beer drinking with.  I insert my last $5 from dad’s stash plus $10 from my wallet.  I continue with my $0.75 every few minutes only for this machine to make that lovely chiming noise.  There was no one close by to add up my winnings before the machine could but I still smile to myself.

I sit and wait not playing for quite a while then hit the max button again (still $0.75) and there she goes again ding ding ding ding ding…..I am grinning from ear to ear.  CASH OUT my brain screams but I tap the max bet button just a few more times just incase being sure not to reinvest more than $6.00 in the machine.

I tap the cash out button and my ticket reads $119.00.  Yay for me!

I go back to the aunties still smoking, drinking and laughing; they look at me with that well…look in their eye.

To which I retrieve my second slip of joy.

I sit by and finish my beer then ask, so are you guys going to eat tonight?  They laugh and say no.  So I ask if I have time to go eat for a while they say in unison YES.

Off I trot with my winnings and a grumbling in my tummy.

It never amazes me that when I’m unable to have something that’s when I want it most.  I have wanted crab legs for MONTHS and guess what they are serving at the buffet upstairs?  Yeppers, I eat alone for a little over an hour it was one of the better meals I’ve had in a while.  I ate ever bit of what is shown in this picture pay close attention the the size of that bucket….yeah I did all that. Smiles

When I get dropped off at my dad’s house later that night I return his $40 and thank him for everything.  He smiles and offers to let me keep it, I say nahh that’s ok I made a wise investment with that money and I am feeling much better now.  He smiles and listens intently as I re-tell the tale.  When I leave he walks me to the door and assures me that things will get better I just have to work harder than most to make it happen.

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I love you just not enough to actually take care of you.

This is a hard statement to accept, this is a something your friends/family will never actually speak but their actions will show you.

I’ve had a hard go these last few weeks, and there are a few people that I trust to see me this broken down and upset, very few.  I have issues with being vulnerable I’ll admit it and likely save that for another blog…

So I can list on one hand the number of people that I have reached out to and shown all my broken spots, all those places on my heart and soul that I need help to mend.  And from these few people I have had less than half reach back and help to heal me.  I don’t ask for things, I rarely ask directly “Please do this for me” the motivation as to why I don’t is for a couple of reasons:

  1. I don’t want to be that needy person in their life that always asks for help.  If on a rare occasion I ask for support or assistance I think that they will notice.  I think that if I say “I need this….” they will quickly link back to she never asks for anything so I better help her.
  2. I hate to risk them saying no which in my mind is equal to them saying “I love you just not enough to actually take care of you.”

So I don’t ask for help, or show that I might need it.  This week I did ask for help, and this week I was denied more than I was granted the help I was asking for.  I never asked anyone for money or a kidney or even their first born, instead I asked for support and companionship and love – and some of these people denied me.

So after all these storms clear I will truly have to re-evaluate this handful of relationships.  Maybe some of them have too much weight, while others haven’t been treated as valuable as they should have.  It’s just another of the million thoughts I have in my mind.

I’d love to hear some of your ideas on this, please share some of your personal experiences, this could be a great discussion don’t you think?

Images From:

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Ok so on with my whiny cry baby bull shit!

I promise when my life is full of all the happy wondrous joy of solid relationships, good health and boo coos of sex and money I’ll blog about that.  BUT until then you are stuck reading about my reality…and trust me you can’t make this shit up.

Thursday night, my daughter comes home at 8:00 pm with her fabulous father in tow.  I am struggling to do my homework; I’m fighting the blues, and well just not in a great mood.

Then it happens my ex explains that our daughter is under the impression that she won’t be getting a birthday party this year.  To which I am shocked because she and I have talked about this several times.  Bug (my daughter) says “but mommy I heard you say that you don’t have enough money to go to school so how can you buy me a birthday party?”

I think wtf?  I said “bug you will always have a birthday party, you are important and I will make sure that you always have a birthday party!” I think back to when she might have heard me bitching about the school tuition fuck up thing. Hmmmm

To which she says “You don’t have a birthday party?  You say it’s just another day.” (As a mother I love when she throws things like this back in my face. FUCK me for having a smart attentive kid!)

Thinking quick I said “well baby when you are as old as your mommy then you can decide if you want to celebrate your birthday or not.  Until then you are going to be forced to have a birthday party because I’m a mean mommy like that.”

I explain to the ex that this is all under control and he should just go I’ve got this.  He immediately runs out the door you know the bars are a waiting…

Bug and I finish up our conversation after he leaves and we affirm and settle that she needs to talk to me when she has worries like this.  We seem to be all good and as she walks out of the room I notice her hair is different.

“Bug, what happened to your hair?”

She turns to me and starts bawling.  Tears gushing from her eyes she cries “Madison cut it mommy!”

What?!  Madison is the neighbor girl at the ex’s parent’s house.  Yeah he didn’t spend the afternoon with our daughter he worked and she played with a little girl that is 3 years older than her.  This little girl told bug that she was going to cut her hair, and it would be great.  Bug claims to have disagreed but then the little girl insisted and she let her.  The little girl CHOPPED 4 inches off my daughter’s hair.  All of her little curls are gone!  It’s a straight across wack job.  I was furious!

I send bug to wash it so I could see how bad it really was vs. what was just strays hanging on.

As she’s in the shower I call the ex.  He had to walk outside the bar to hear me better (yeah this is the guy who just had a lymph node full of cancer cut out of his neck 3 weeks ago at the bar drinking and smoking).  I in my calmest voice asked “Did you notice that bug’s hair was cut off this afternoon when you picked her up?”

“What?!” he exclaims…”No Way.”

“Yes way!! There is about 4 inches missing from her hair!  Madison cut bug’s hair while they were playing this afternoon and you nor your parents noticed.”

“Well I’ll talk to Madison and her mom tomorrow.” He announces in his best big daddy voice.

“That would be wise because bug is not playing with that little girl for a while I won’t allow it.”

We end our super parenting conversation there and I try to refocus on this stupid homework.  I get a phone call of a friend calling to check on me because in addition to all the previously mentioned nonsense I’ve started to catch a head cold.

Mid conversation bug rushes in screaming…
“Mommy!!! Something is wrong with my HAMSTER!!”

I ended the conversation and went to check out pork chop.  Low and behold there he was all curled up in a big fat ball dead.

Welcome to my life…don’t laugh too hard it IS my reality I couldn’t make this shit up.

Images From:

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Happy HNT!

I might be a little “angry” at the world this week…maybe just a little…and since we all know that I find inspiration in things like songs, quotes and poetry this weeks HNT is dedicated to one of my new favorite country songs.  Giggles

Pray For You

by Jaron and The Long Road to Love

Haven’t been in church since
I don’t remember when
Things were going great
Til they fell apart again
So I listened to the preacher
As he told me what to do
Said you can’t go hating others
who done wrong to you
Sometimes we get angry
But we must not condemn
Let the good Lord do his job
And you just pray for them

I pray your brakes go out
Running down a hill
I pray and flower pot falls
From a window sill
And knocks you in the head like I’d like to
I pray your birthday comes and nobody calls
I pray your flying high when your engine stalls
I pray all your dreams never come true
Just know wherever you are
Honey, I pray for you


Really glad I found my way to church
Cause I’m already feeling better and I thank God for the words
So I’m gonna take the high road
And do what the preacher told me to do
You keep messing up
And I’ll keep praying for you

I pray your tire blows out at 110
I pray you pass out with your best friend
And wake up with his and her tattoos
Wherever you are, near or far, in your house or in your car
Wherever you are honey, I pray for you

Check out all the other HNT’s they might be less angry than mine…giggles

My stray cat post was not a proclamation of defeat.  My stray cat post was more so me admitting my need for a partner in life.  Yeah that’s it I kind of realized that I’m tried of flying solo, being a free agent, or just single.  I think moments like this would be easier if I had someone of my own.  Someone to support me and at least try to comfort me.

So here to prove that I’m still alright and just as sassy as ever I’ll post some of my favorite pics from one of my photo shoots…

This is an image that kind of represents the stray cat post.

I was pouting when I wrote the stray cat post and well maybe being a little childish.

I’m fine really I am.  Things are just hard right now but well, as one of my good friends said: “Look your life is never easy, other people get off easy but for some reason shit is always hard for you girl.  If it wasn’t hard it wouldn’t be your life.  So figure it out like you always do and let’s get on with it.”

I just want to announce to all of you here and now…This is my blog, and when I feel pouty I’m going to pout.  (The stray cat was kind of me pouting.)

So to make up for my pissy pants, my sassy ass, my poopy pemberton, my shitty shorts, my sour puss post here are some sexy/slutty/sassy pics of me.

There are we even now?  Do you see that I was just purging my overwhelming issues and I’m really ok?  Do you see that I found a lot of humor in searching for the ugliest cats on the net?  Do you see that the stray cat analogy was me proclaiming my need for someone to take care of me?  I hope so otherwise you don’t get me at all.  LOL

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I hate to feel needy but sometimes my needs are undeniable.  I feel like a burden when I am in need of help, affection, attention, money, support or anything else from someone else.  I feel like that ugly stray cat that you feed out of moral obligation.

No one wants to feed the stray it’s just that the beast is too fucking sad to ignore.  Yeah that’s how I’m feeling these days.  I am lacking in attention, I am lacking affection, I am lacking money and well just all around support.  I need all of these things.

I have just started lurking on the back porch steps, with my pleading sad face.  I’ve just arrived darting in and out of the shadows scavenging for the scraps that others have tossed out so carelessly.  I am begging and yowling for more but don’t see anyone really reaching out to adopt my scraggly ass.

So just so you all know what I’m looking at here:

I made it through the funeral by watching my sister’s children.  I then stuck around after to help set up and take down for the pot luck.

My grandma is not as well as we had hoped.  They have announced that there is nothing more that can be done for her and she has been moved into a local nursing home for the remainder of her days.

I just was called and notified that the financial assistance I had planned on using to get through the next semester of college has been reduced from $4000 to $800.  Yeah that’s not enough to pay my tuition OR books.  I don’t have any idea how I am going to afford to go to school.

My grandfather on another branch of the family just started radiation treatment for his spreading prostate cancer.  This is so sad because he was once so strong and I am slowly watching his body weaken.

I need someone to cuddle me.  I need someone to kiss me softly and hold me and make me feel ok even if just for a few minutes.

My ex is proving himself to be a complete idiot as well.  They removed a lymph node found cancerous cells in it, and then preformed a PET scan that came back with out any obvious signs of cancer.  So he reads this to mean that he doesn’t have cancer and has no reason to stop smoking, or drinking, or even consider any more biopsies or forms of treatment.  GAHHHH!!

Let’s now add the day to day bullshit like I hate one of my drafting classes the teacher is a mega bitch.  She ripped my first drawing apart and pretty much thinks we are a group of idiots because we don’t know as much as her.  I sit and think “Aren’t YOU supposed to teach us this shit BITCH!!” and just smile at her.  Last week I told her “Look this is my first time using this program in this capacity, I don’t know all these little tricks you are just tossing out as common understanding.”  She responds with “Oh so I need to make remedial directions, step by step how to’s on every thing so you can all follow me?”  I said “Yes if you want to continue at this pace I think it might help the class follow and not get lost.” To which 5 of my classmates chimed in with muted “yeahs.”

I am also trying to decide if I will be headed back to have another photo shoot.  This would be fun but it’s also got some level of stress for me.  I will not be able to see Sir when in town and that just hurts my heart.  I had plans with a friend and it appears that she will likely cancel on me which will only piss me off and then you add in the risk of Grandma passing away while I’m 4 hours from home and that could be another negative.  I love this photographer’s work and really do want to shoot with him more, if I don’t make this trip it will be nearly a month before we can get another shoot in…sighs.

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Someone please take me in and just take care of me?  I promise I’m housebroken and won’t tear up the curtains.

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I woke up several times last night, but not just that I woke up but I was unclear as to where I was or what was going on.  I don’t always remember my dreams but I have a feeling that the dreams I was having is what caused it.  Finally at 5 am I had to sit up in bed, check my phone and tell myself see it’s Saturday, and you don’t have to wake up until much later.  I did my best to comfort myself and doze back off.

Once I did get up out of bed I realized I was suffering some sad feelings/thoughts.  There really is no logical reason for these emotions.  So I call it having a “girl moment”.  I hate “girl moments” because the thoughts and emotions I experience during them are irrational and not based or founded on any facts.

So it’s nearly noon and well I haven’t heard a word from any of those people that care about me.  I know in my logical “boy brain” that these people are probably busy with their lives and spouses and families and what not but still my “girl moment” makes it feel like they have forgotten me.

My “girl moment” quickly tail spins into see they don’t really care about you otherwise they would have found the 10 seconds it takes to send you a text message saying that they are thinking about you or that they care about you.  This is stupid and I’m somewhat ashamed that I feel this way.  I hate “girl moments” but they fucking happen and it’s my blog so I’m going to post about them.

Then it happens, my phone chimes indicating that someone has done just what I had hoped for they took 10 seconds to message me.  He sends a message saying

Him: Good Moaning!

Me: Lol I wish…good morning.

Him: Today is going to be awesome for you!

Me: Huh so glad you are that confident.  Do you know something I don’t? Smiles

Him: I have faith. Besides I’m thinking of you already so…That makes for an awesome start.

Me: Thank you.  I needed that…I was feeling forgotten today so thank you for telling me this.

Him: I haven’t forgotten about you. :)

See how sweet he was?!  His messages really did help me stop the tail spin a little.  I am going to have a difficult day; I have started out with this stupid head space, followed by me babysitting my niece and nephew for a few hours.  I have called my sister for a short check in/chat.  Later today I am going to be at a funeral for her Husband’s father.  This is might be the first funeral that I fully attend since my mothers.  My sister has 3 children and they are fairly young as in they will not be able to sit still for the entire service, I know my sister needs to be with her hubby so….

I have offered to keep tabs on their children during the day.  I have also volunteered to make something for my sister to take to the family dinner following so she will not be stressed with the whole cooking thing (not something she’s that great at under normal circumstances).  So I am going to be doing this whole thing my dad referred to as a “good sister” deed.  He knows my difficulties with funerals.  I hate them; I avoid them when ever possible and have for nearly 9 years found one way or another to not attend an entire funeral.

But today I will not be so lucky.  I will be there for the entire thing, I will sit and watch these people say goodbye and discuss all the what ifs, or could haves, or other possibilities.  That will be so hard.

After the services I will then be headed to the hospital to visit with my grandma.  She was admitted to the ICU last week for emergency surgery.  She isn’t in the best of health, and her recovery has been a roller coaster ride, hence why she’s still in the ICU a week following surgery.  They are hopeful to move her to a regular room later this weekend or early next week.  She and I have shared some differences over the years; she’s not the nicest woman and doesn’t really think I’m that great of a person.  But it’s important to my Dad, and aunts that I visit her so I will later today.

I have all this going on and I’m fighting my “girl moment” I can only hope to keep myself together.  I wish all those that cared could feel me struggling and reach out to me.  I wish (another irrational girl thing)…but I live in the real world and know that if I don’t ask for the needed attention I won’t get it.

In case you were curious, I won’t ask.  I will do my usual and handle it on my own because well it’s just what I do.

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Happy HNT everyone!

This is one of the images captured from one of my TWO photo shoots that took place last weekend (big smiles).   Aside from that fun, I have been feeling a little beaten up these days and I often times look for inspiration in poems and quotes…

Still I Rise

By: Maya Angelou

You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I’ll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops,
Weakened by my soulful cries?

Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don’t you take it awful hard
‘Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines
Diggin’ in my own backyard.

You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I’ve got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise
I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.

Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.