Aries: A Self-portrait and a Poem

Saturday March 20th 2021
Self-portrait with Straw Hat by Vincent Van Gogh born 30 March 1853

Self-portrait with Straw Hat by Vincent Van Gogh born 30 March 1853

 

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.

Does my sassiness upset you? 

Why are you beset with gloom? 

‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells

Pumping in my living room…

Read the rest of the poem here.


— from And Still I Rise, Maya Angelou, born 4 April 1928

 

 


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