* La vaca, "the cow" in Spanish.
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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…
Be nobody’s darling; Be an outcast. Take the contradictions Of your life And wrap around
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
Before I leave the stage I will sing the only song I was meant truly to sing. It is the song of I AM.
Remember When we ended It all —for a weekend— & how
Reminding us, as they witnessed our curiosity about them, that no matter the losses, there’s something fabulous going on at every stage of Life, something to let go of, maybe, but for d...
I Sing of Mumia brilliant and strong and of the captivity that few black men escape
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
Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. become a stranger To need of pity Or, if compassion be freely
When the people have won a victory whether small or large do you ever wonder
When you thought me poor, my poverty was shaming. When blackness was unwelcome we found it best that I stay home.
My desire is always the same; wherever Life deposits me: I want to stick my toe & soon my whole body
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…
His posture From so many years Holding his robe with one hand Is odd. His gait