Maya

3/3/28 – 5/28/14

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.

From “Still I Rise” by Dr. Maya Angelou

She has flown.

Courageous cable car conductor

quiet for so long,

Actress beyond the ordinary

and beauty-less,

Polyglot teacher for generations

of the hapless,

Activist pounding on our helmets

without remorse,

Peace warrior traversing

the globe, and time,

Word dancer crooning love songs

for all our babies,

Ancient soul hefting a lantern

against the dark,

Shouting now from your perch

high above,

We can take no solace in the silence

of your empty cage.

6/2/14

Sybilla