Name: Ma Beasley
Duration: P00H03M33S
Description: I was living in Nelson County. Ma Beasley is my dear friend's grandmother, the one full of wisdom and laying hands. She taught me a few things that still stick with me.

Ma Beasley

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I was living in Nelson County. Ma Beasley is my dear friend's grandmother, the one full of wisdom and laying hands. She taught me a few things that still stick with me.

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Been saying I'm gonna do this
so I'm gonna do it now
I'm gonna listen to myself
cuz I just found out how
I know that I can do this
I have faith in myself
when others want it proven
I simply take a bow
My witches and the Goddess
liberate me each day
keep my hands in the garden
that's how I like to pray
and I saw this one coming
so I prepared the way
I don't know where it's going
my purpose is to stay
it's been so nice to be here
though i just noticed now
I've got my home and family
I've got my guys and gals, and how
the referee just called it
it never was a game
I could cry out for justice
or just become the change
these days can be seen
in everything between

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released May 5, 2019
Andy Waldeck studio and lap steel

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Mama Joy Rising Floyd, Virginia

Born Erica Joy, a Baltimoron raised by loud Norwegians on one side and the other a doomsday cult. Fled as soon as she could. She's been using art, music, writing to make sense of the world ever since. Her creations speak to classism, sexism(all the isms)trauma, healing, animism, neurodivergence w wit, humor, stories, across genres. ... more

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