You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I’ll rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops,
Weakened by my soulful cries?
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don’t you take it awful hard
‘Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines
Diggin’ in my own backyard.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I’ve got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise
I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
The poem "Still I Rise, by Maya Angelou, is a poem about not giving up and keeping
your head up high no matter what difficult situations you are going through. This
poem has greatly inspired me and has taught me that no matter what happens, good
or bad, I must always stay strong and keep moving forward. This poem really hits home
because it reminds me of my mom, who has been ill for the past 3 years and has
been through things which she wishes that nobody has to ever go through.
Despite it all, she has stayed strong even when she was constantly receiving bad
news about her health. Seeing my mom having such strength has also given me and my
family strength and has brought us closer.
This poem has given me inspiration to always tackle my problems and to not run
away, or leave them to deal with for later. It has also taught me to not worry
about what other people think, and that I shouldn't let the fear of others
opinions bring me down.
The most inspiring part of this poem for me is the lines,
"Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise"
I really like this part of the poem because it talks about how whatever has
happened in the past cannot be changed, and that we should move on and start fresh
because we are given the chance to do things differently everyday.
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