Maya Angelou Poems (25 Poems)

Human Family (Maya Angelou Poems)

I note the obvious differencesin the human family.Some of us are serious,some thrive on comedy.Some declare their lives are livedas ...

Old Folks Laugh (Maya Angelou Poems)

They have spent theircontent of simpering,holding their lips thisand that way, windingthe lines betweentheir brows. Old folksallow their bellies to ...

Savior (Maya Angelou Poems)

Petulant priests, greedycenturions, and one millionincensed gestures standbetween your love and me.Your agape sacrificeis reduced to colored glass,vapid penance, and ...

Refusal (Maya Angelou Poem)

Beloved, In what other lives or lands Have I known your lips Your Hands Your Laughter brave Irreverent. Those sweet ...

Alone (Maya Angelou Poem)

Lying, thinking Last night How to find my soul a home Where water is not thirsty And bread loaf is ...

The Lesson (Maya Angelou Poem)

I keep on dying again. Veins collapse, opening like the Small fists of sleeping Children. Memory of old tombs, Rotting ...

Men (Maya Angelou Poem)

When I was young, I used to Watch behind the curtains As men walked up and down the street. Wino ...

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