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Maya Angelou is more or less typecast as celebrated poet Clarice Mitchell, the mother of Sam Mitchell (Michael Beach) and godmother of HIV-positive Megan Brooks (played by singer Natalie Cole). A lifelong friend and admirer of Megan, Sam valiantly disregards her illness and proposes marriage--which angers and upsets Clarice, who demands that Sam break off the engagement instantly. Making the situation worse for Sam is Megan herself, who is convinced that Clarice is right. It is up to Tess (Della Reese) to smooth out this unusually rough situation. Maya Angelou wrote a special poem for this episode--as did series star Roma Downey (Monica), whose own literary contribution is hilariously (and deliberately!) dreadful.