In our new Language and Literature unit we are thinking about people who have achieved great things despite facing often unimaginable setbacks. As a reader and writer, my mind turned to the late, great Maya Angelou. Here is my ode to Maya and what she means to me. By Lana Photo by Dawid ZawiĆa on Unsplash They hacked at her
They shattered her Broke her down She held her ground She sang of freedom in her anthem "You may shoot me with your words" Still she rose Never folded her cards Kept Harlem hopping when it got hard But still, like air, she rose She worshipped equality in her sanctum The very definition of "Phenomenal Woman" If she can do it, so can you "On the pulse of morning" She appears It's Maya Angelou
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elijah abdullah
3/3/2024 10:45:15
'Phenomenal', Lana! This was a real S.I.C.K. D.O.P.E. D.A.P.S.
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