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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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You Confide in Me

You confide in me that you are lonely,
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The Tree of Life Has Fallen

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I have a friend who is turning gray, not just her hair, and I do not know why this is so.
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