* La vaca, "the cow" in Spanish.
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As if I’ve swallowed A watermelon And Sidestepping My digestive tract
I have a friend who is turning gray, not just her hair, and I do not know why this is so.
My brothers knew The things you know. I did not scorn learning them; It’s just my mind
When the people have won a victory whether small or large do you ever wonder
Going out to the garden this morning to plant seeds for my winter greens —the strong, fiery mustard
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…
I Sing of Mumia brilliant and strong and of the captivity that few black men escape
When they torture your mother plant a tree When they torture your father plant a tree When they torture your brother
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 thought me poor, my poverty was shaming. When blackness was unwelcome we found it best that I stay home.
Let other leaders Retire To play golf & write Memoirs
The old men used to sing And lifted a brother Carefully Out the door I used to think they
I will keep Broken things: The big clay Pot
If I was President The first thing I would do is call Mumia Abu—Jamal. No, if I was president
How can Humanity look the deer in the face? How can I,