Putting the pieces of my life together,
a puzzle unfolds with every breath.
Where am I going to?
Where do I belong?
I belong here,
I belong in this moment.
Here is where I am needed.
With the hells of my past to guide my love filled heart,
I will right the wrongs of this prejudiced world.
No longer silent, I will speak out against the injustices of this society.
I am colorblind, I am statusblind, I am genderblind.
I will dance, and sing, and scrawl the truth on poet's paper.
I will wear the coats of all colors,
and I will be big.
Bigger than the events in my life.


*Maya  Angelou  
Born 4/4/1928  Died 5/28/2014
Poet, civil rights activist, dancer, film producer, television producer, playwright, film director, author, actress, professor