Maya Angelou - poem for Hillary Clinton

Poem that Maya Angelou
Wrote to Hillary Clinton
Jan 20, 2008

State Package for Hillary Clinton


You may write me down in history
with your bitter, twisted lies,
You may tread me in the very dirt
but still, like dust, I'll rise.
This is not the first time you have seen Hillary Clinton seemingly at
her wits' end, but she has always risen, always risen, don't forget she
has always risen, much to the dismay of her adversaries and
the delight of her friends.
Hillary Clinton will not give up on you and
all she asks of you, is that you do not give up on her.
There is a world of difference being a woman
and being an old female.
But to become woman is a serious matter.
A woman takes responsibility for the time
she takes up and the space she occupies.
Hillary Clinton is a woman.
She has been there and done that and has still risen.
This is a race for the long haul.
She intends to make a difference in our country.
Hillary Clinton intends to help our country become what it can become.
She declares she wants to see more smiles in the family,
more courtesies between men and women,
more honesty in the marketplace.
She is the prayer of every woman,
and the man who longs for fair play,
healthy families, good schools and a balanced economy.
She means to rise.
Don't give up on Hillary.
In fact, if you help her to rise,
you will rise with her and
help make this country the wonderful, wonderful
place where every man and every woman
can live freely
without sanctimonious piety and without crippling fear.
Rise, Hillary.
Rise.