* La vaca, "the cow" in Spanish.
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If I was President The first thing I would do is call Mumia Abu—Jamal. No, if I was president
When the people have won a victory whether small or large do you ever wonder
Remember When we ended It all —for a weekend— & how
Let other leaders Retire To play golf & write Memoirs
The tree of life has fallen on my small house. I thought it was so much bigger! But it is not. There in the distance I see the m…
Going out to the garden this morning to plant seeds for my winter greens —the strong, fiery mustard
I Sing of Mumia brilliant and strong and of the captivity that few black men escape
When you thought me poor, my poverty was shaming. When blackness was unwelcome we found it best that I stay home.
My brothers knew The things you know. I did not scorn learning them; It’s just my mind
How can Humanity look the deer in the face? How can I,
My desire is always the same; wherever Life deposits me: I want to stick my toe & soon my whole body
Knowing you might some day come and how unprepared I’ve always been like Mr. Sloppy in Charles Dickens’
When they torture your mother plant a tree When they torture your father plant a tree When they torture your brother
As if I’ve swallowed A watermelon And Sidestepping My digestive tract
Did you ever understand this? If my spirit was poor, how could… Was I depressed? Understanding editing, I see how a comma, removed or inse…