won't you celebrate with me" by Lucille Clifton

“LUCILLE CLIFTON THE GREAT”

“[…]my one hand holding tight my other hand; come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has failed. 💌”

“won't you celebrate with me what i have shaped into a kind of life? i had no model. born in babylon both nonwhite and woman what did i see to be except myself? i made it up here on this bridge between starshine and clay, my one hand holding tight my other hand; come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has failed.”