Respect

Humble is the one who shows respect. And Melica Niccole is just that. Her poem, Respect, is an easy-flowing lesson in poetry history. She highlights many loved writers. Our mothers of the movements, Nikki Giovanni and Maya Angelou, as well as, cherished literature greats such as Edgar Allan Poe. This poem is all about recognizing the people who paved the way before us. May we never forget them as we pave our own. Thank you Melica for honoring them.

​-Faith 

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Respect
 I have to give respect where respect is due
This poetry thing has never been new
The greats before us paved the way for us
To lyrically flow and make a stand for us
We have to pay homage to the present and past
Because it’s with past that our presence last
See Nikki Giovanni was an active poet
Created different platforms for others to show it
Sonya Sanchez is world renowned
The love of language created beautiful sound
Edgar Allan Poe, the father of detective stories
The Raven was where he got his glory
Maya Angelou said “Still I Rise.”
Phenomenal Woman with her Eyes on the Prize
William Ernest Henley was a delectable soul
Master of his fate and captain of his soul
Amiri Baraka fought for the rights of his own
Poet, playwright, and very well-known
Sam Walter Foss wrote The House by the Side of the Road
Listening to that poem will never get old
Etheridge Knight did Poems from Prison
And this is where his name had risen
Gwendolyn Brooks won the Pulitzer Prize
highly influential and very wise
See these are the greats who we must acknowledge
And this right here is why we pay homage


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Melica Niccole



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2017
(Published in Renaissance of the Psyche) 

About the Poet

Melica Niccole

Melica Niccole, born in Columbus Ohio, is known for her passionate writing style that engages readers and takes them on an emotional rollercoaster to life. Her dream big personality inspires others to continue moving toward their unceasing passion. She now resides in New Jersey where she continues to chase her dreams. Melica is a published author and has several degrees in health and fitness. 

Twitter: @MelicaNiccole
Instagram: @MelicaNiccole ​

The only thing you can do is just be you; people will either love it or hate it. Either way, you are being true to yourself. So, love yourself, appreciate what you have, and transform opinions.

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