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One Of my favorites. My friend Jalen actually showe dme this poem when he interpreted it for a competiton. This woman just has the most beautiful soul the lovely Maya Angelou.The Poem is called "Million Man March"


Million Man March Poem

The night has been long,The wound has been deep,The pit has been dark,And the walls have been steep.Under a dead blue sky on a distant beach,I was dragged by my braids just beyond your reach.Your hands were tied, your mouth was bound,You couldn't even call out my name.You were helpless and so was I,But unfortunately throughout historyYou've worn a badge of shame.I say, the night has been long,The wound has been deep,The pit has been darkAnd the walls have been steep.But today, voices of old spirit soundSpeak to us in words profound,Across the years, across the centuries,Across the oceans, and across the seas.They say, draw near to one another,Save your race.You have been paid for in a distant place,The old ones remind us that slavery's chainsHave paid for our freedom again and again.The night has been long,The pit has been deep,The night has been dark,And the walls have been steep.The hells we have lived through and live through still,Have sharpened our senses and toughened our will.The night has been long.This morning I look through your anguishRight down to your soul.I know that with each other we can make ourselves whole.I look through the posture and past your disguise,And see your love for family in your big brown eyes.I say, clap hands and let's come together in this meeting ground,I say, clap hands and let's deal with each other with love,I say, clap hands and let us get from the low road of indifference,Clap hands, let us come together and reveal our hearts,Let us come together and revise our spirits,Let us come together and cleanse our souls,Clap hands, let's leave the preeningAnd stop impostering our own history.Clap hands, call the spirits back from the ledge,Clap hands, let us invite joy into our conversation,Courtesy into our bedrooms,Gentleness into our kitchen,Care into our nursery.The ancestors remind us, despite the history of painWe are a going-on people who will rise again.And still we rise.

Please Google this ground breaking Woman who is a poet author and so much more once again Poet Of The Day Maya Angelou

Love Poem called "She Is"

She Is

This girl has it all in the perfect way

She puts the sunshine in my perfect day

She puts the passion in every I Love You We Say

She turns soft and loving from once which rugged

So you are my inpiration dear beloved

She has been my thought all the while

The reason for my cheek to cheek smile

She is why I still think there is true love

Truly this woman is an angel from above

She is my companion in the rain

Who shares my tears in times of pain

She has never done me wrong

The lyrics to my soul's song

Do you know the song it sings

It's called she is my everything



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