<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211130256853947396</id><updated>2024-08-29T18:26:29.245-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Who I Be</title><subtitle type='html'>A glimpse of my journey to align &amp;amp; create synergy amongst my walk with God.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simonebrewer.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3211130256853947396/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simonebrewer.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Simone Brewer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18037535393513159159</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CCL1S_QHjhWvY9MVF04P1h8Wy1gPebpqGg4OKjxhk5f5t8eM_U47v9YWC2i5eN3U70lJ6RECQN2v7oVjtZ_YORA3UQLmppnsP5UHTqLX2PCwuuKFDcw5uHsoKvLw-l4/s220/DSCF1587.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211130256853947396.post-1005573285027025937</id><published>2012-02-29T10:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-29T10:38:15.228-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Who I Be: Raw and Real</title><summary type="text">Who I Be: Raw and Real</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simonebrewer.blogspot.com/feeds/1005573285027025937/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3211130256853947396/1005573285027025937' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3211130256853947396/posts/default/1005573285027025937'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3211130256853947396/posts/default/1005573285027025937'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simonebrewer.blogspot.com/2012/02/who-i-be-raw-and-real.html' title='Who I Be: Raw and Real'/><author><name>Simone Brewer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18037535393513159159</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CCL1S_QHjhWvY9MVF04P1h8Wy1gPebpqGg4OKjxhk5f5t8eM_U47v9YWC2i5eN3U70lJ6RECQN2v7oVjtZ_YORA3UQLmppnsP5UHTqLX2PCwuuKFDcw5uHsoKvLw-l4/s220/DSCF1587.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211130256853947396.post-8944575817062718345</id><published>2010-08-16T19:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-16T21:37:47.214-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Raw and Real</title><summary type="text">I just can&#39;t see, how you can be, sometimes, just so sometimey
Up in your world, of fantasy - that you just won&#39;t....just look and see
What you do - to me and she...and what it is you do to he...
Can&#39;t you just be, the real you to me...happily, in truth and deed?
It&#39;s fine to be a non perfect thee
Raw and real with integrity
Cause it&#39;s plain for me...and she...and he - to see just what you think </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simonebrewer.blogspot.com/feeds/8944575817062718345/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3211130256853947396/8944575817062718345' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3211130256853947396/posts/default/8944575817062718345'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3211130256853947396/posts/default/8944575817062718345'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simonebrewer.blogspot.com/2010/08/raw-and-real.html' title='Raw and Real'/><author><name>Simone Brewer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18037535393513159159</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CCL1S_QHjhWvY9MVF04P1h8Wy1gPebpqGg4OKjxhk5f5t8eM_U47v9YWC2i5eN3U70lJ6RECQN2v7oVjtZ_YORA3UQLmppnsP5UHTqLX2PCwuuKFDcw5uHsoKvLw-l4/s220/DSCF1587.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211130256853947396.post-3139003198526350517</id><published>2010-06-27T14:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-27T14:53:19.962-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My Momma</title><summary type="text">(January 8, 1995)

She - who has cried millions of gallons of tears
while viewing sentimental films - while receiving good news
Who has been separated and lost - the continuous existence of one loved

Millions of gallons of tears over the past twelve broken hearts - over the struggles and obstacles of deferred dreams - over painful goodbyes and reluctant hellos
From laughing hysterically due to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simonebrewer.blogspot.com/feeds/3139003198526350517/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3211130256853947396/3139003198526350517' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3211130256853947396/posts/default/3139003198526350517'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3211130256853947396/posts/default/3139003198526350517'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simonebrewer.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-momma.html' title='My Momma'/><author><name>Simone Brewer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18037535393513159159</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CCL1S_QHjhWvY9MVF04P1h8Wy1gPebpqGg4OKjxhk5f5t8eM_U47v9YWC2i5eN3U70lJ6RECQN2v7oVjtZ_YORA3UQLmppnsP5UHTqLX2PCwuuKFDcw5uHsoKvLw-l4/s220/DSCF1587.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211130256853947396.post-1085448628000176847</id><published>2010-06-27T14:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-27T14:43:23.971-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Man Who I Call Earl</title><summary type="text">I will not say that I regret that past that I was placed
I learned and loved and lost and gained - challenges we all must face
But I need to see where I went wrong, just for peace of mind
You sang me in your morbid song, which left me weak and blind
Please hear me out, while I search for whom I call myself
And when I&#39;m done, these memories, will go back on the shelf
I let myself be drawn in, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simonebrewer.blogspot.com/feeds/1085448628000176847/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3211130256853947396/1085448628000176847' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3211130256853947396/posts/default/1085448628000176847'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3211130256853947396/posts/default/1085448628000176847'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simonebrewer.blogspot.com/2010/06/man-who-i-call-earl.html' title='The Man Who I Call Earl'/><author><name>Simone Brewer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18037535393513159159</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CCL1S_QHjhWvY9MVF04P1h8Wy1gPebpqGg4OKjxhk5f5t8eM_U47v9YWC2i5eN3U70lJ6RECQN2v7oVjtZ_YORA3UQLmppnsP5UHTqLX2PCwuuKFDcw5uHsoKvLw-l4/s220/DSCF1587.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211130256853947396.post-2397601233416914624</id><published>2010-06-27T14:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-27T14:28:26.715-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My Parents&#39; Wedding Poem</title><summary type="text">Complete.  Without doubt.
I&#39;ve found my mate divine.
Temptations to shout out:
That I have you to claim as mine!
Peace of mind is what sets in
as you smile into my eyes
We are the best of friends
Beyond pettiness and lies
A Spiritual connection
Our souls combined as one
Much more than mere perfection
You are as priceless as the sun
Words - too insufficient
to entail just how I feel
So I will </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simonebrewer.blogspot.com/feeds/2397601233416914624/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3211130256853947396/2397601233416914624' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3211130256853947396/posts/default/2397601233416914624'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3211130256853947396/posts/default/2397601233416914624'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simonebrewer.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-parents-wedding-poem.html' title='My Parents&#39; Wedding Poem'/><author><name>Simone Brewer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18037535393513159159</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CCL1S_QHjhWvY9MVF04P1h8Wy1gPebpqGg4OKjxhk5f5t8eM_U47v9YWC2i5eN3U70lJ6RECQN2v7oVjtZ_YORA3UQLmppnsP5UHTqLX2PCwuuKFDcw5uHsoKvLw-l4/s220/DSCF1587.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211130256853947396.post-8801029390063189939</id><published>2010-06-27T14:12:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-27T14:13:00.162-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Untitled</title><summary type="text">10/20/01

Haven&#39;t quite yet figured things out
Confused, conflicted, perplexed

Hoping for what may never well be
Trying for what may never be right

Clarity?&amp;nbsp; I wonder if there is such a thing

Rushing as if time will actually wait
Yearning as if I&#39;m not already blessed

Unappreciative, ungrateful, disloyal
Trivial frustrations as if they truly are important

Dissatisfied, disoriented, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simonebrewer.blogspot.com/feeds/8801029390063189939/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3211130256853947396/8801029390063189939' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3211130256853947396/posts/default/8801029390063189939'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3211130256853947396/posts/default/8801029390063189939'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simonebrewer.blogspot.com/2010/06/untitled.html' title='Untitled'/><author><name>Simone Brewer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18037535393513159159</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CCL1S_QHjhWvY9MVF04P1h8Wy1gPebpqGg4OKjxhk5f5t8eM_U47v9YWC2i5eN3U70lJ6RECQN2v7oVjtZ_YORA3UQLmppnsP5UHTqLX2PCwuuKFDcw5uHsoKvLw-l4/s220/DSCF1587.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211130256853947396.post-7241984481654786955</id><published>2010-06-27T14:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-27T14:54:07.278-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Who I Be</title><summary type="text">
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