My favorite poem by the late Maya Angelou
‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I’ll rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops.
Weakened by my soulful cries.
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don’t you take it awful hard
‘Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines
Diggin’ in my own back yard.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I’ve got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise
I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
I got the chance to review the Oprah Winfrey legends ball
Last night on own network. The late maya and a host of talented woman in entertainment and overall achievers. The diamonds made Mary j blige Break down it was a moving ceremony. The celebration was a three day event exclusively for Oprah and the legends. I've been looking into ways to reward positive productive people but the word reward or even awards hold no candle to Oprahs surprise. Nonetheless inspired because each honoree worked hard throughout their careers to leave such marks and break barriers for others to have the same or better opportunities.
Raises the
question ARE YOU A HARD WORKER OR ARE YOU HARDLY WORKING?
LEGACY AND HONORARY MARKS ARE HARD WORK A blood sweat and tears ordeal ms Winfrey a major voice for women from Forbes to families.
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