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Alice Walker

Alice Walker

La Vaca

Look
into
her eyes
and know:
She does not think
of
herself
as
steak.

* La vaca, "the cow" in Spanish.

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Altre opere di Alice Walker...
What It Feels Like

As if I’ve swallowed A watermelon And Sidestepping My digestive tract
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Occupying Mumia’s Cell

I Sing of Mumia brilliant and strong and of the captivity that few black men escape
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The Old Men Used to Sing

The old men used to sing And lifted a brother Carefully Out the door I used to think they
Expect Nothing

Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. become a stranger To need of pity Or, if compassion be freely
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What Makes the Dalai Lama Lovable?

His posture From so many years Holding his robe with one hand Is odd. His gait
To Change the World Enough

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
Be Nobody's Darling

Be nobody’s darling; Be an outcast. Take the contradictions Of your life And wrap around
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Knowing you might some day come

Knowing you might some day come and how unprepared I’ve always been like Mr. Sloppy in Charles Dickens’
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The Tree of Life Has Fallen

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…
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When You See Water

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
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I Said to Poetry

I said to Poetry:"I’m finished with you." Having to almost die before some wierd light comes creeping through
Democratic Womanism

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...
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I Will Keep Broken Things

I will keep Broken things: The big clay Pot
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Remember

Remember When we ended It all —for a weekend— & how
You Confide in Me

You confide in me that you are lonely,
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