They've laughed to shield their crying
then shuffled though the dreams
and stepped 'n fetched a country
to write the blues with screams.


Maya Angelou: Poems (1981)

Maya Angelou Quotes

They've laughed to shield their crying then shuffled though the dreams and stepped 'n fetched a country to write the blues with screams.

They've laughed to shield their crying then shuffled though the dreams and stepped 'n fetched a country to write the blues with screams.

They've laughed to shield their crying then shuffled though the dreams and stepped 'n fetched a country to write the blues with screams.

They've laughed to shield their crying then shuffled though the dreams and stepped 'n fetched a country to write the blues with screams.