* La vaca, "the cow" in Spanish.
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She is the one who will notice that the first snapdragon of Spring is
With your unknown to me Odd magic You came To me:
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…
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
How can Humanity look the deer in the face? How can I,
My desire is always the same; wherever Life deposits me: I want to stick my toe & soon my whole body
I Sing of Mumia brilliant and strong and of the captivity that few black men escape
Going out to the garden this morning to plant seeds for my winter greens —the strong, fiery mustard
Knowing you might some day come and how unprepared I’ve always been like Mr. Sloppy in Charles Dickens’
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…
Be nobody’s darling; Be an outcast. Take the contradictions Of your life And wrap around
My brothers knew The things you know. I did not scorn learning them; It’s just my mind
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…
The old men used to sing And lifted a brother Carefully Out the door I used to think they