y. They feel that their wings have been clipped and their feet bound, and that at the end of the time they will be living under the exact circumstances they are living under today. Maya has many poems that adhere to this same opinion. Her poem "Still I Rise," is an example of such a poem. She explains that one may shoot her with their words. One may cut her with their eyes. One may kill her with their hatefulness, but still, she rises (Oh Pray). In "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," the caged bird has dreams. When the caged bird dies, these same
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