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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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Torture

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

Before I leave the stage I will sing the only song I was meant truly to sing. It is the song of I AM.
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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
Working Class Hero

My brothers knew The things you know. I did not scorn learning them; It’s just my mind
Going Out to the Garden

Going out to the garden this morning to plant seeds for my winter greens —the strong, fiery mustard
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Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit

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…
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Gray

I have a friend who is turning gray, not just her hair, and I do not know why this is so.
From: Poems to my Girls

How can Humanity look the deer in the face? How can I,
Turning Madness into Flowers #1

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
When You Thought Me Poor

When you thought me poor, my poverty was shaming. When blackness was unwelcome we found it best that I stay home.
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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Remember

Remember When we ended It all —for a weekend— & how
She

She is the one who will notice that the first snapdragon of Spring is
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You Want to Grow Old Like the Carters

Let other leaders Retire To play golf & write Memoirs
What It Feels Like

As if I’ve swallowed A watermelon And Sidestepping My digestive tract
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