I know why the caged bird did not sing
Without Rosa Parks,
there was no spark.
Without Martin Luther King,
there never was a dream.
And...Maya Angelou?
Who were you?
A very small sample
to serve as example
of what we would miss
if they didn't exist.
Though abortion was wrong
when they came along;
How might we mourn
had they not been born?
How many more
would we now adore
without the decree
of '73?
We cannot miss
what did not exist.
Yet I can't help but wonder
what that torn asunder
from the life giving womb
might have come to full bloom
and blessed all the world
like a priceless pure pearl.
The racist Mrs. Sanger,
an open air hater,
who started PP
with malevolent glee
and with full intent
did fully present
a plan like to other
to kill those of color.
And even today
there are those who would sway,
"It's not a life
you are already rife
with with bills you can't pay
and making your way.
So do what's best for you....
the world already has a Maya Angelou."