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Poet: Maya Angelou (Maya Angelou Art)
Poem: The Lesson
Comment 19 of 19, added on March 28th, 2009 at 1:01 AM.
I think this poem is about the use of drugs, and the struggle to stop. When Angelou mentions seeing death around her, it means that she is seeing a lot of people dying from drugs, yet she can't seem to stop herself.
"because I love to live"
'Live' is the feeling of freedom that drugs give.
Carly from United States
Comment 18 of 19, added on January 19th, 2009 at 8:20 PM.
I think this poem is bout making mistakes and learning from them in order to love and appreciate life more.
by the way, does anyone know when this poem was published?
Eliza Chen from Canada
Comment 17 of 19, added on January 19th, 2009 at 8:20 PM.
I think this poem is bout making mistakes and learning from them in order to love and appreciate life more.
by the way, does anyone know when this poem was published?
Eliza Chen from Canada
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I think this poem is about the use of drugs, and the struggle to stop. When Angelou mentions seeing death around her, it means that she is seeing a lot of people dying from drugs, yet she can't seem to stop herself.
"because I love to live"
'Live' is the feeling of freedom that drugs give.
Carly from United States