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R I S E

10/26/2017

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Picture
one more time for the
stubborn soul
inside you, woman

stop putting your
worth in
someone else's
hands

start acting like you
deserve the love you want
because you do

stop stooping to
the bargain bins
getting yo hands dirty
in trash

rise up, woman
claim your love from
the mountain air
and rise to greet it there

better that you rise
alone, only accepting what's 
worth your time, than toiling in
bitter, unmatured company

don't act like you
haven't learned this lesson
don't bang those wrists on the
walls downtown as you walk
looking for trouble to befall you

you know you are golden, babe
you know the love you are capable of giving
you know your worth and
what you bring to a relationship

stop this foolishness
you're no girl, and that ain't bad 
your beauty is a rich soil
rather than just surface color

own this
know this
and rise

and if you meet a fellow rising star 
climbing up 
in that mountain air
continue to rise together

and if you don't
it wont be because you
didn't deserve it or weren't worthy of it
it will simply be a failing on the part of the timing of the universe
to present you with a partner of your worth

this failing does not belong to you
it is out of your hands

your job is only
to rise

so, rise
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