* La vaca, "the cow" in Spanish.
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Knowing you might some day come and how unprepared I’ve always been like Mr. Sloppy in Charles Dickens’
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 will keep Broken things: The big clay Pot
Be nobody’s darling; Be an outcast. Take the contradictions Of your life And wrap around
I Sing of Mumia brilliant and strong and of the captivity that few black men escape
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…
When the people have won a victory whether small or large do you ever wonder
If I was President The first thing I would do is call Mumia Abu—Jamal. No, if I was president
His posture From so many years Holding his robe with one hand Is odd. His gait
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
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
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…
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