#AmericanWriters
Let other leaders Retire To play golf & write Memoirs
Reminding us, as they witnessed our curiosity about them, that no matter the losses, there’s something fabulous going on at every stage of Life, something to let go of, maybe, but for d...
If I was President The first thing I would do is call Mumia Abu—Jamal. No, if I was president
Be nobody’s darling; Be an outcast. Take the contradictions Of your life And wrap around
With your unknown to me Odd magic You came To me:
How can Humanity look the deer in the face? How can I,
When the people have won a victory whether small or large do you ever wonder
The old men used to sing And lifted a brother Carefully Out the door I used to think they
My brothers knew The things you know. I did not scorn learning them; It’s just my mind
Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. become a stranger To need of pity Or, if compassion be freely
If my sorrow were deeper I’d be, along with you, under the ocean’s floor; but today I learn that the oil that pools beneath the ocean floor
Before I leave the stage I will sing the only song I was meant truly to sing. It is the song of I AM.
I will keep Broken things: The big clay Pot
Look into her eyes and know: She does not think