Ezra 3:11-With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord:

“He is good; his love toward Israel endures forever.And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.

Final Song 05/19/21

Idea of conducting an interview in an intimate setting of course.

Marisha LaShay : Thank you for taking this time to conduct this interview on me Ms. Bria!

Final Poem with the change of the idea 05/30/21 Marisha Lashay finished and at 6:48

Where it all began !!!!

This is my time and on my dime

I am in the spotlight

And i putting my best foot forward

Day and night

Pedal to the medal

Pen to paper

Making the words formulate in my brain

Its like God making it rain

A rainy day use to make me sad as kid

Because that meant we were in the house

And our imagination sprung into action

and we began the understanding of the bigger depths of an imagination

It was incredible sensation

Taking the reality of the situation and making it fun

And later eating lunch with a hotdog in a bun

Along with chips and juice

And then we were back and it was like we pressed pause

And it was the very cause of feeding our bodies

But this experience was about feeding our minds and taking

This experience to the next level and it was something new

And i was didnt understand at the time

And as I am sitting here writing this rhyme,

Age gets better with time

And the things you didnt understand as a kid

You sit back and learn and gauge back to those memories and experiences

To learn and understand the younger me

And how it has shaped and molded you into who are becoming

And how others see

Not the external but the internal wiring of your mind

And the connection to the past and the present

Because of this poem I want to share my beginning

It all began on the little house on 83rd and Merrill

My mother bought home a baby girl

I am Marisha Lashay Morris

Oldest of three

I am happy as can be

No worries or concerns

Except when I would i get my new toy

That was advertised on tv

I was watching those commercials

Like the dope boy watching for 12

Or hugging the block

I had those commercials on lock

And i knew that back then Barbie was my best friend

And there was no points of an end

I had to have every last one of them

And the accessories too

I had the house and car

I had the fancy clothes

This fantasy world became my reality

I was the only child

Until five years later

Things got greater

Well not exactly because

Responsibility was knocking at the door

And I didn't realize until i became older

My true job description of being the older sister

That means you are the second protector

When mom is gone and out of reach

You are ears to hear and guard yourself and your sister

You are the hands that take the stand among wrong and right

You are the next in line

Everything is on your command

And knowing that every demand must be matched

Daddy coming to the stage in my life

I couldn’t believe that this is actually happening

I have prayed to see the days that I would meet my other half

That other contributor of my existence in life

I knew that there was more to me

And i am wondering what my life would turn out to be

If i experienced the other parent and learned and understood his ways

And what he had to say, how the narrative would change

I had always heard that i was unwanted, but later on the narrative changed

The truths were starting to bleed like a stain on a shirt, coming through

Because it was obvious that there were missing pieces to the puzzle

There was some confusion and some hurt

Some young children experiencing adult like behavior

And unhealed trauma and deceit

They were riding on an invisible carpet but this isn't about my parents

This is all about me and where it began.

I was under care of another guy that i once called dad

And the sad part, he damaged me in a physical way

Not rape or anything crazy, i was beat

Beat like a drum, and isolated from other