* La vaca, "the cow" in Spanish.
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She is the one who will notice that the first snapdragon of Spring is
His posture From so many years Holding his robe with one hand Is odd. His gait
The old men used to sing And lifted a brother Carefully Out the door I used to think they
Don’t be like those who ask for ev… praise, a blurb, a free ride in my… limousine. They ask for everything… anything in return. Be like those who can see that my…
in our lifetime. Which makes the idea of elections Notice how this word has “man” right in the middle of it? That’s one reason I like it. He is right there, front and center. But he i...
If I was President The first thing I would do is call Mumia Abu—Jamal. No, if I was president
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
To change the world enough you must cease to be afraid of the poor. We experience your fear as the lea… humiliations; in the past
When they torture your mother plant a tree When they torture your father plant a tree When they torture your brother
Knowing you might some day come and how unprepared I’ve always been like Mr. Sloppy in Charles Dickens’
My desire is always the same; wherever Life deposits me: I want to stick my toe & soon my whole body
Remember When we ended It all —for a weekend— & how
I will keep Broken things: The big clay Pot
Word reaches us that you are sleeping, sleeping. Dismayed we have turned to the sea. We encounter among others
You confide in me that you are lonely,