"Lift up your eyes uponThis day breaking..." - Quote by Maya Angelou

Lift up your eyes uponThis day breaking for you.Give birth againTo the dream.Women, children, men,Take it into the palms of your hands.Mold it into the shape of your mostPrivate need. Sculpt it intoThe image of your most public self.Lift up your heartsEach new hour holds new chancesFor a new beginning.
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