"History, despite it’s wrenching pain, Cannot be unlived, and if faced with courage, Need not be lived again. Lift up your eyes upon The day breaking for you. Give birth again To the dream. Women, children, men…. Lift up your hearts. Each new hour holds new chances." — Maya Angelou
I think that this exerpt means that things have happend in the past but we shouldn’t dwell on them. We should learn from them and always remember them. And it also means that because these things have happend we have the power not to let them occur again. This poem was meant to touch the hearts of people, especially Americans I suppose. The writer is trying to send a positive message to those who doubt that things aren’t going to get better.
