Unapologetic

In a world of words and lines, A young poet's heart did shine. Maya Angelou, his guiding light, Her words, his solace, day and night. But in the halls of school so cruel, His love for poetry made him a fool. Teased and taunted, laughed and scorned, His passion for words, they thought deformed. With each day, his soul grew dim, The bullies' words drilling holes within. But he clung to Maya's verse so wise, To lift his spirit above their lies. Until the day they took it all, His body bruised, he took a fall. Their fists, their rage, his blood did spill, His love for words, now just a chill. But in his heart, a spark remained, Maya's words, his spirit regained. He rose above their pettiness, His love for words, now fearless. And though his wounds may never heal, His love for poetry is still so real. Maya Angelou, his guiding light, His poetry, now his voice so bright.