Black and Gold Blessings

I was just a little girl in two thousand four Watching Sunday

football from the living room floor

Black and gold

became

my favorite sight Ben Roethlisberger made my whole world shine bright He

gave me hope before he ever knew my name

And from that day on,

nothing stayed the same

Life isn’t always easy,

that’s something I know

But God plants little blessings everywhere we go

They say it’s just a game,

just another screen

But they became the biggest part of my dreams Through every mountain

that I had to climb

They filled my heart one memory at a time I’m living proof

that dreams can still come true With faith,

love, and a little black and gold too From Webkinz worlds to

You Doodle skies above My life was changed by kindness and by

love I was born with cerebral palsy,

that’s part of me Some things take a little longer naturally

My hands don’t always do what my heart imagines But I never

stopped believing in tomorrow’s chances Then in two thousand seven I found

Webkinz town Every little pet could turn my day around

I decorated rooms and collected every prize Made forever friends beneath those

pixel skies

Every login felt like coming back home A place where I was

never alone

(never alone)

Then one summer day at training camp I called Ben’s name with

all I had He turned around with a smile so bright Said,

“Don’t move, I’ll be right back”

He came back holding a football tight Sat beside me in the

afternoon light He signed it,

“All My Best,” just for me

A memory that’ll last eternally

Ryan Clark heard me yell out “LSU!”

Thought I said, “I love you!” too He laughed and smiled,

“I love you too,

girl!” That moment meant the whole wide world Then he signed his

cleat instead of my shoe A gift I’ll treasure my whole life

through

Le’Veon waved before the game that day A simple smile that still

won’t fade away Then DeAngelo came into my life Always bringing laughter,

always bringing light Those little moments may seem small But they became

my favorite memories of all

Then came TikTok helping me share my smile Facebook cheering every mile

Instagram filled with colors bright Sharing pieces of my life ChatGPT helped

my ideas fly Photoroom made my pictures shine You Doodle brought my

drawings alive Showing dreams can always thrive

They say it’s just a game,

just another app

But they helped me become

exactly who I am They gave me courage when life got tough

Reminded me that love is more than enough If my story reaches

even one more heart Then every single step was worth the start

I’ll keep believing, I’ll keep creating too Because dreams don’t care what

you go through

So here’s to football,

here’s to Webkinz Here’s to every friend I’ve found

Here’s to every smile,

every memory

Every dream that’s still unwritten now

My story isn’t over,

it’s only just begun And I’ll keep singing,

until my

song is done (hummmm)