You Will Rise With Her

Maya Angelou
Written for Hillary Clinton
Jan 20, 2008

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.

This is not the first time you have seen Hillary Clinton seemingly at her wits' end, but she has always risen, always risen,
don't forget she has always risen,
much to the dismay of her adversaries and the delight of her friends.

Hillary Clinton will not give up on you and all she asks of you, is that you do not give up on her.

There is a world of difference being a woman and being an old female.
But to become woman is a serious matter.
A woman takes responsibility for the time she takes up and the space she occupies.
Hillary Clinton is a woman.
She has been there and done that and has still risen.

This is a race for the long haul.

She intends to make a difference in our country.
Hillary Clinton intends to help our country become what it can become.
She declares she wants to see more smiles in the family,
more courtesies between men and women,
more honesty in the marketplace.

She is the prayer of every woman,
and the man who longs for fair play,
healthy families, good schools and a balanced economy.
She means to rise.

Don't give up on Hillary.
In fact, if you help her to rise,
you will rise with her and help make this country the wonderful, wonderful place where every man and every woman can live freely
without sanctimonious piety and without crippling fear.

Rise, Hillary.
Rise.