A review by caprielle
Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women by Maya Angelou
5.0
7:
Just like the moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise
11:
They move into condos
up over the ranks,
pawn their souls
to the local banks.
Buyin' big cars
they can't afford,
ridin' around town
actin' bored.
13:
My life ain't heaven
but it sure ain't hell.
I'm not on top
but I call it swell
21:
Centered on the world's stage,
she sings to her loves and beloveds,
to her foes and detractors:
However I am perceived and deceived,
however my ignorance and conceits,
lay aside your fears that I will be undone,
for I shall not be moved.
Just like the moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise
11:
They move into condos
up over the ranks,
pawn their souls
to the local banks.
Buyin' big cars
they can't afford,
ridin' around town
actin' bored.
13:
My life ain't heaven
but it sure ain't hell.
I'm not on top
but I call it swell
21:
Centered on the world's stage,
she sings to her loves and beloveds,
to her foes and detractors:
However I am perceived and deceived,
however my ignorance and conceits,
lay aside your fears that I will be undone,
for I shall not be moved.