Change is hard, it’s a well worn statement. It can be difficult for us personally to go through, it can be difficult for others to accept. Despite all that the hardest aspect of it may be when change fails to come and we are trapped in the same relentless situations. 

This poem, Cotton Candy On A Rainy Day, tackles change in its many frustrating forms. It comes at a point of tremendous change in the life of poet Nikki Giovanni. In many ways it symbolises a massive transition in the viewpoint and beliefs of the poet.

She achieves this using the seeming innocent image of cotton candy to show just how difficult the journey of personal growth can be, personally and for those around you.

Revolutionary Dreams by Nikki Giovanni: http://renaissancewedding.org/text/revolutionary_dreams_by_nikki_gi.htm

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Music: Open Ended by Keston Wright - https://artlist.io/artist/832/keston-wright

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