* La vaca, "the cow" in Spanish.
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I Sing of Mumia brilliant and strong and of the captivity that few black men escape
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...
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
I said to Poetry:"I’m finished with you." Having to almost die before some wierd light comes creeping through
Before I leave the stage I will sing the only song I was meant truly to sing. It is the song of I AM.
When you see water in a stream you say: oh, this is stream water; When you see water in the river you say: oh, this is water
My brothers knew The things you know. I did not scorn learning them; It’s just my mind
Word reaches us that you are sleeping, sleeping. Dismayed we have turned to the sea. We encounter among others
When the people have won a victory whether small or large do you ever wonder
Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. become a stranger To need of pity Or, if compassion be freely
How can Humanity look the deer in the face? How can I,
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
I have a friend who is turning gray, not just her hair, and I do not know why this is so.
When you thought me poor, my poverty was shaming. When blackness was unwelcome we found it best that I stay home.
His posture From so many years Holding his robe with one hand Is odd. His gait