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Hope Mari

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About Me

i am a person with a pulse and soul. i see in the dark and guide the blind in the light. i love humans and animals and trees. my favorite person in the world is my khari. i am standing strong and in love with my equal and friend christopher. i miss my dad and grandma but understand their transition. i love food! love is an understatement. i love food so good that i love to fast just so we can reunite again... i write poetry cuz i think i think too much... i write rhymes cuz i sound tight... i write songs cuz it feels better than sex... i recently discovered i am obsessed with healthy skin and laughter... i work too hard and i dont play enough but we're workin on that... i have newly commited myself to physical fitness because i have gotten so much new joy in exercise.

10 Ways to Catch a Liar

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My Interests

My primary interest lies in the mental and spiritual stability of my son. But I also get a kick out of shopping and teaching people how to style their wardrobes and their lives. I love cooking a really good meal. I can sing and rhyme too.
The Part of You That No One Sees
You are compassionate, caring, and soothing.
You like other people to depend on you...
In fact, you don't feel right unless you are helping someone out.

Underneath it all, you feel the burden of everyone's problems.
Without your guidance, you fear that many people's worlds would fall apart.
You like to feel in charge, even if it brings you a lot of stress. What's the Part of You That No One Sees?
Your Fragrance Profile
The best calming fragrance: jasmine
The best fragrance for everyday wear: sandalwood
The best fragrance to boost your sex appeal: rose
The best fragrance for energy: peppermint What's Your Fragrance Profile?

I'd like to meet:


Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia, Yoshua ben Yosef, bIG bOI and Andre'(3000)Benjaminfound this animal layout at HOT FreeLayouts.com

Music:

Mahalia Jackson, Sara Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Sam Cooke, Aerosmith, U2, Billy Holiday even some Frank Sinatra, Hip hop (but not garbage)OUTKAST!!!!! Tupac Shakur, Nas, Knarles Barkley, Soulflower, Eightball and MJG, DEAD PREZ, Soliloquist of Sol, Soul Flower, RASTAFUNK, Planet Ubiquity, RMS, Lil' Wayne, TI, and all da tru Royal Spoken Wordsmiths: Heru, Khaphra, Tyme240, Faonna, Kaheej, Queen Sheba, Willda Real One, Talaam Acey, Rebecca Vaughns, Kimani n Akbar, Josh Sa Ra, Queen Beat, The Last Poets, Albe Back (:-), and all the awesome artists I met over the years... I am hypnotized and comforted by the music of the Marley's but I love almost all Reggae...especially lovers rock. and The Blues!

Movies:

anything that makes me laugh at life.... I am already so serious about certain things I like funny, silly even dumb ass films just so I can laugh! Half Baked for example. Yo I also love documentaries like crazy, and films about 14th century europeans (not sure why). SANKOFA will probly 4 evah be one of my fav's!

Television:

My one true sin is The First 48 hours and I'm currently seeking professional counseling.

Books:

48 laws of power, Adinkra Dictionary, Stolen Legacy, Afrikan People and European Holidays and Mental Genocide, Heal Thyself, All Zora Neal Hurston, Anthony Browder, Amos Wilson, Lorraine Hansberry, Ivan Van Sertima, and John Henrik Clark... way too many to name!

Heroes:

Khari Metelus, Yoshua ben Yosef, Heru, Malcolm X, John Henrik Clark, Nat Turner, Toussaint L'Overture Queen Nzinga of Angola and My Granny

My Blog

the non-feminist/feminist

I would just like to take a moment to clearly express my opinion on the reference to black women as bitches and ho's in hip hop music.  My issue does not lie with the use of the terms.  I h...
Posted by Hope Mari on Wed, 30 May 2007 10:54:00 PST

12 million orphan babies

Do you have the strength to walk a footstep in her shoes? Her pain reigns infinite and her life has an indigo hue She'd have to borrow tears if she even thought about crying No since in crying now Th...
Posted by Hope Mari on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:12:00 PST

i got a darkside

Sometimes I'm fiyah hot Some days I'm freezah cold Nevah worried bout a bitch I aint studdin' deez hoes I steady grin' on my own Keep a shine on da chrome Prayin each day I stay In a peaceful zone Cu...
Posted by Hope Mari on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:05:00 PST

freeverse

Its amazing how we nevah give a phuck about purpose An' most niggas is runnin' round dis bitch worthless We makin bread cuz we live our lives just to purchase N undaground niggas is neva reaching da s...
Posted by Hope Mari on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:46:00 PST

2 my first Love

I ca' journey thru the decades/ centuries n years/ nevah find a love/ dat ca' make me see dis clear/ U da reason y I'm here/ 4 seasons out da year/ couldn't breath without U/ couldn't be without U/ I'...
Posted by Hope Mari on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 05:55:00 PST

forgiveness

i have to give thanks and praise right now for the spirit of forgiveness.  it was only within myself thru God that i could find the path towards getting over the hurt.  i thought about how i...
Posted by Hope Mari on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:13:00 PST

hAIKU

TREE... HOLD MY OXYGEN LETS EXCHANGE BREATH INHALE OUT I NEED YOUR GREEN LUNG...
Posted by Hope Mari on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:24:00 PST

Inner Silence

i whispered and the world heard me i shouted in the muted key of ten thousand brats in the mall i held myself in contempt until my arms grew weary and frail; they melted in the rage of my silence i s...
Posted by Hope Mari on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:18:00 PST

Need to stop and chill for a second....

I just wanted to take the time to clear my thoughts... I just got a new promotion and I have so much crap to learn.  I wish I was somewhere recording or singing or planning a gala.  I f...
Posted by Hope Mari on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 03:46:00 PST