I RISE

You can write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
trying to stamp me to the dirt
Still,
like fire,
I rise.

Just like moon and sun,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes high springing
I Still,
like fire,
Arise.

Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders fall like tea-er-drops,
Always,
like fire,
I'll rise.

You can stab me with your words
cut me with your eyes,
Try kill me with your hatefulness,
I shall,
like fire,
Still rise.

Does my truthfulness upset you?
should I be despised?
I'll dance like i'm a diamond
Forever
like fire
I rise
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Posted: Oct 2020

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Comments (5)

Oceanzest
yes, strong, formidable thumbs up
Ladybee42
Maya Angelou wrote a beautiful poem, thanks for sharing it.
ManicCC
Hardly Dear
more like my version of her work,
admittedly ive used some of the lines but the structure of the whole is different
southmiami4321online today!
Strong poem...
Still,
like fire,
I rise
Against all odds
Warriors should be like that.
Thanks for sharing SM
ladyjewelonline today!
Always rise, never allow anyone to break you apart.
They never had that power.smitten
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