* La vaca, "the cow" in Spanish.
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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
Let other leaders Retire To play golf & write Memoirs
Be nobody’s darling; Be an outcast. Take the contradictions Of your life And wrap around
As if I’ve swallowed A watermelon And Sidestepping My digestive tract
Going out to the garden this morning to plant seeds for my winter greens —the strong, fiery mustard
If I was President The first thing I would do is call Mumia Abu—Jamal. No, if I was president
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...
Knowing you might some day come and how unprepared I’ve always been like Mr. Sloppy in Charles Dickens’
His posture From so many years Holding his robe with one hand Is odd. His gait
How can Humanity look the deer in the face? How can I,
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…
I Sing of Mumia brilliant and strong and of the captivity that few black men escape
The old men used to sing And lifted a brother Carefully Out the door I used to think they
I have a friend who is turning gray, not just her hair, and I do not know why this is so.