my name is Stacy and today I’ll be sharing named after my grandmother lady
sharing named after my grandmother lady
sharing named after my grandmother lady my mother told me how it was back then
my mother told me how it was back then
my mother told me how it was back then her stories always started with back in
her stories always started with back in
her stories always started with back in my days when the Nara was equal to a
my days when the Nara was equal to a
my days when the Nara was equal to a pound and jobs waited to ease you into a
pound and jobs waited to ease you into a
pound and jobs waited to ease you into a dull team as you graduated she spoke of
dull team as you graduated she spoke of
dull team as you graduated she spoke of her mother lady she was called she was
her mother lady she was called she was
her mother lady she was called she was quite the lady
quite the lady
quite the lady they were stockings that matched their
they were stockings that matched their
they were stockings that matched their parasols and men’s shoes stood higher
parasols and men’s shoes stood higher
parasols and men’s shoes stood higher than their egos ladies could be ladies
than their egos ladies could be ladies
than their egos ladies could be ladies and men were their hearts on their
and men were their hearts on their
and men were their hearts on their sleeves to tease out smiles for days
sleeves to tease out smiles for days
sleeves to tease out smiles for days days of short short skirts and wrappers
days of short short skirts and wrappers
days of short short skirts and wrappers and waste beads winking at boys that did
and waste beads winking at boys that did
and waste beads winking at boys that did not touch days were phones where a dream
not touch days were phones where a dream
not touch days were phones where a dream and girls gather data stream to dance
and girls gather data stream to dance
and girls gather data stream to dance and chitchat
and chitchat
and chitchat the days of mothers were honored the
the days of mothers were honored the
the days of mothers were honored the opinions counted and old where the
opinions counted and old where the
opinions counted and old where the Google we ran to knowledge for tales by
Google we ran to knowledge for tales by
Google we ran to knowledge for tales by moonlight or a treat and tiny powdered
moonlight or a treat and tiny powdered
moonlight or a treat and tiny powdered bodies dozed off as tortoise and lion
bodies dozed off as tortoise and lion
bodies dozed off as tortoise and lion found themselves in the same pot of soup
found themselves in the same pot of soup
found themselves in the same pot of soup days and relationships were built on
days and relationships were built on
days and relationships were built on trust and kindness not on likes and DM
trust and kindness not on likes and DM
trust and kindness not on likes and DM hoping now gadgets become objects of
hoping now gadgets become objects of
hoping now gadgets become objects of affection and friends become well
affection and friends become well
affection and friends become well objects objectification becomes the norm
objects objectification becomes the norm
objects objectification becomes the norm and God forbid you complain hey my
and God forbid you complain hey my
and God forbid you complain hey my mother told me a long tracks from
mother told me a long tracks from
mother told me a long tracks from village to village to see old friends
village to village to see old friends
village to village to see old friends but UBA still isn’t enough to make it
but UBA still isn’t enough to make it
but UBA still isn’t enough to make it down for a friend in need
down for a friend in need
down for a friend in need indeed some days way heavy on my heart
indeed some days way heavy on my heart
indeed some days way heavy on my heart like a ton of bricks bricks I pick and
like a ton of bricks bricks I pick and
like a ton of bricks bricks I pick and build bridges that insist on being torn
build bridges that insist on being torn
build bridges that insist on being torn down my mother’s mother was a lady my
down my mother’s mother was a lady my
down my mother’s mother was a lady my mother spoke fondly of but I feel the
mother spoke fondly of but I feel the
mother spoke fondly of but I feel the ache in her bones as she told me how she
ache in her bones as she told me how she
ache in her bones as she told me how she lost her so young so my mother had to be
lost her so young so my mother had to be
lost her so young so my mother had to be a mother when she was still figuring out
a mother when she was still figuring out
a mother when she was still figuring out a tampon from a towel she wasn’t ready I
a tampon from a towel she wasn’t ready I
a tampon from a towel she wasn’t ready I wish I could build from my bones a
wish I could build from my bones a
wish I could build from my bones a bridge from myself to her mother so she
bridge from myself to her mother so she
bridge from myself to her mother so she might spend a little more time being a
might spend a little more time being a
might spend a little more time being a little girl again I wish I was patient
little girl again I wish I was patient
little girl again I wish I was patient the lessons I learned how my mother’s
the lessons I learned how my mother’s
the lessons I learned how my mother’s knee I struggled to unlearn because now
knee I struggled to unlearn because now
knee I struggled to unlearn because now I know better
I know better
I know better a mother’s back harried pains no words
a mother’s back harried pains no words
a mother’s back harried pains no words can speak of they shrunk their divinity
can speak of they shrunk their divinity
can speak of they shrunk their divinity to swallow pills of patriarchy that
to swallow pills of patriarchy that
to swallow pills of patriarchy that shreddin to choke their daughters now
shreddin to choke their daughters now
shreddin to choke their daughters now they say this is the way of our mothers
they say this is the way of our mothers
they say this is the way of our mothers traditionally call it as they wrapped
traditionally call it as they wrapped
traditionally call it as they wrapped misogyny with the tight little bow at
misogyny with the tight little bow at
misogyny with the tight little bow at the feet of the men whose fragile ego
the feet of the men whose fragile ego
the feet of the men whose fragile ego they tended my mother is a strong woman
they tended my mother is a strong woman
they tended my mother is a strong woman I watched the strength no woman ever has
I watched the strength no woman ever has
I watched the strength no woman ever has to display woman you’re a woman where
to display woman you’re a woman where
to display woman you’re a woman where did it go wrong he calls you beautiful
did it go wrong he calls you beautiful
did it go wrong he calls you beautiful and you place your worth in the soiled
and you place your worth in the soiled
and you place your worth in the soiled hands you were beautiful before he met
hands you were beautiful before he met
hands you were beautiful before he met you and you’re beautiful even after he
you and you’re beautiful even after he
you and you’re beautiful even after he left you we fill our girls every time a
left you we fill our girls every time a
left you we fill our girls every time a mother tells her child to manage
mother tells her child to manage
mother tells her child to manage persevere tolerates injustice to her
persevere tolerates injustice to her
persevere tolerates injustice to her being her divinity in the name of the
being her divinity in the name of the
being her divinity in the name of the validation by the one sworn to protect
validation by the one sworn to protect
validation by the one sworn to protect and respect her with here are the seams
and respect her with here are the seams
and respect her with here are the seams of ourselves we must return to our self
of ourselves we must return to our self
of ourselves we must return to our self you are completing the fabric of your
you are completing the fabric of your
you are completing the fabric of your mother’s womb you you were the rain that
mother’s womb you you were the rain that
mother’s womb you you were the rain that nourishes the earth you are the ocean
nourishes the earth you are the ocean
nourishes the earth you are the ocean the sky cannot contain
the sky cannot contain
the sky cannot contain you forget who you are let me help you
you forget who you are let me help you
you forget who you are let me help you retrace her steps stone by stone lets me
retrace her steps stone by stone lets me
retrace her steps stone by stone lets me mold you with these hands that make
mold you with these hands that make
mold you with these hands that make nations the pathway that brings you back
nations the pathway that brings you back
nations the pathway that brings you back to yourself retrace the trajectories of
to yourself retrace the trajectories of
to yourself retrace the trajectories of mothers of mothers flower daisies you
mothers of mothers flower daisies you
mothers of mothers flower daisies you are the earth that Nestle’s acid’ within
are the earth that Nestle’s acid’ within
are the earth that Nestle’s acid’ within the rain that nourishes deep beneath the
the rain that nourishes deep beneath the
the rain that nourishes deep beneath the Sun that brings ashes the first leaf you
Sun that brings ashes the first leaf you
Sun that brings ashes the first leaf you hold civilization within the cracks of
hold civilization within the cracks of
hold civilization within the cracks of your hands you carry the weight of the
your hands you carry the weight of the
your hands you carry the weight of the world on that fragile back yet you soon
world on that fragile back yet you soon
world on that fragile back yet you soon at the sight of a puppy do you remember
at the sight of a puppy do you remember
at the sight of a puppy do you remember when you are the light the rainbow
when you are the light the rainbow
when you are the light the rainbow needed to shine the saw the Banga soup
needed to shine the saw the Banga soup
needed to shine the saw the Banga soup needed to WoW the cradled I rocked
needed to WoW the cradled I rocked
needed to WoW the cradled I rocked humanity how did you forget yes we can
humanity how did you forget yes we can
humanity how did you forget yes we can build bridges back to the time of my
build bridges back to the time of my
build bridges back to the time of my mother’s mother’s mother and generations
mother’s mother’s mother and generations
mother’s mother’s mother and generations before that we can retrace our steps and
before that we can retrace our steps and
before that we can retrace our steps and find ourselves we can love so hard on
find ourselves we can love so hard on
find ourselves we can love so hard on our beings that the only way another can
our beings that the only way another can
our beings that the only way another can exist in our space is if they revere the
exist in our space is if they revere the
exist in our space is if they revere the divinity that is within us we after all
divinity that is within us we after all
divinity that is within us we after all teach others how to treat us by how we
teach others how to treat us by how we
teach others how to treat us by how we treat ourselves are you loving you
treat ourselves are you loving you
treat ourselves are you loving you enough you will know that you’re more
enough you will know that you’re more
enough you will know that you’re more than beautiful you are divine you are
than beautiful you are divine you are
than beautiful you are divine you are the Oracle you taught the word
the Oracle you taught the word
the Oracle you taught the word intelligence intelligence you made an
intelligence intelligence you made an
intelligence intelligence you made an oasis in a desert called life and you
oasis in a desert called life and you
oasis in a desert called life and you did it in sky-high heels
did it in sky-high heels
did it in sky-high heels they lied when he said you were not
they lied when he said you were not
they lied when he said you were not complete that’s all you where was equal
complete that’s all you where was equal
complete that’s all you where was equal to the ring on your finger or the
to the ring on your finger or the
to the ring on your finger or the product of your womb do you not see the
product of your womb do you not see the
product of your womb do you not see the tragedy convincing an Oracle it’s a
tragedy convincing an Oracle it’s a
tragedy convincing an Oracle it’s a slave slave to despicable crimes against
slave slave to despicable crimes against
slave slave to despicable crimes against body and spirit
body and spirit
body and spirit we must find what was lost draw from the
we must find what was lost draw from the
we must find what was lost draw from the source within you uproot the lies that
source within you uproot the lies that
source within you uproot the lies that have shaped you and find the love that
have shaped you and find the love that
have shaped you and find the love that is you my mother’s mother was a lady and
is you my mother’s mother was a lady and
is you my mother’s mother was a lady and her name was lady
her name was lady
her name was lady she was loved and she was loved my
she was loved and she was loved my
she was loved and she was loved my mother is the love I will show my
mother is the love I will show my
mother is the love I will show my daughter my daughter will never
daughter my daughter will never
daughter my daughter will never internalize seeing hate and anger used
internalize seeing hate and anger used
internalize seeing hate and anger used as a tool to show love what is that oh
as a tool to show love what is that oh
as a tool to show love what is that oh not under my roof oh she will tell her
not under my roof oh she will tell her
not under my roof oh she will tell her daughter her mother was a lady and she
daughter her mother was a lady and she
daughter her mother was a lady and she loved herself so fully it spilled out
loved herself so fully it spilled out
loved herself so fully it spilled out like sunshine and her father was lucky
like sunshine and her father was lucky
like sunshine and her father was lucky he had the honor to bask in it she will
he had the honor to bask in it she will
he had the honor to bask in it she will tell her daughter of love because she
tell her daughter of love because she
tell her daughter of love because she will blossom within it she will know who
will blossom within it she will know who
will blossom within it she will know who she is she will need no validation from
she is she will need no validation from
she is she will need no validation from any being outside of herself so she will
any being outside of herself so she will
any being outside of herself so she will tell tales of a strong woman with the
tell tales of a strong woman with the
tell tales of a strong woman with the back of Steel and a heart of silk a
back of Steel and a heart of silk a
back of Steel and a heart of silk a woman that believed not all men cheat
woman that believed not all men cheat
woman that believed not all men cheat and yes you can have it all my mother’s
and yes you can have it all my mother’s
and yes you can have it all my mother’s mother loved my mother like a mother
mother loved my mother like a mother
mother loved my mother like a mother loves me and I will understand how a
loves me and I will understand how a
loves me and I will understand how a human can pour their being selflessly
human can pour their being selflessly
human can pour their being selflessly into loving another when I become a
into loving another when I become a
into loving another when I become a mother thank
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