That the poet is very happy about her current situation.

That the poet is very sad and hopeless.

That the poet is proud of her roots and will survive prejudice and discrimination.

Passive and sorrowful 

sad and melancholic

suns/tides/high/rise

sons/tiles/hi's/rise

sons/ties/hide/rice

vivaciousness

sadness

anger

Because she speaks a different language.

Because she is an elderly woman with health issues.

Because she is a African American.

A woman who is expressing her feelings in a very passive way.

A woman who is very proud of who she is while also fighting discrimination. 

A woman who seems very happy and with no challenges to face.

"essay writing is important"/keep on writing

"music is live"/keep on singing

"Silence is the residue of fear"/Speak your truth

"nothing at all"

"the noise everyone is making"

"the silence of our friends"

discrimination, violence, genocide and war

ideas/speak and laugh/eat well/do your best/write all the time

laws/be happy/state your problem/write poetry/sing your song

Read critically

Write consciously

Speak clearly

Tell your truth

principles/read critically/write consciously/speak clearly/tell your truth