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Momma Welfare Roll by Maya Angelou

Posted on February 1, 2008 by admin

Her arms semaphore fat triangles, Pudgy HANDS bunched on layered hips Where bones idle under years of fatback And lima beans.

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Still I Rise by Maya Angelou

Posted on February 1, 2008 by admin

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.

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Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou

Posted on February 1, 2008 by admin

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies.

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