Beloved,In what other lives or landsHave I known your lipsYour HandsYour Laughter braveIrreverent.Those sweet...
Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and actress. She is best known for her autobiographical work “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” which explores themes of economic, racial, and sexual oppression. Angelou was also a civil rights activist and received numerous awards and honors for her contributions to literature and society. |
When you come to me, unbidden,Beckoning meTo long-ago rooms,Where memories lie. Offering me, as...
Your skin like dawnMine like musk One paints the beginningof a certain end. The...
Her arms semaphore fat triangles,Pudgy HANDS bunched on layered hipsWhere bones idle under years...
There are some nights whensleep plays coy,aloof and disdainful.And all the wilesthat I employ...
Some clichty folksdon’t know the facts,posin’ and preenin’and puttin’ on acts,stretchin’ their backs. They...
A Rock, A River, A TreeHosts to species long since departed,Mark the mastodon.The dinosaur,...
The night has been long,The wound has been deep,The pit has been dark,And the...
Your hands easyweight, teasing the beeshived in my hair, your smile at theslope of...
I keep on dying again.Veins collapse, opening like theSmall fists of sleepingChildren.Memory of old...