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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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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
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You Want to Grow Old Like the Carters

Let other leaders Retire To play golf & write Memoirs
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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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
Torture

When they torture your mother plant a tree When they torture your father plant a tree When they torture your brother
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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If I Was PresidentIf I Was PresidentIf I Was President

If I was President The first thing I would do is call Mumia Abu—Jamal. No, if I was president
What It Feels Like

As if I’ve swallowed A watermelon And Sidestepping My digestive tract
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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.
I Will Keep Broken Things

I will keep Broken things: The big clay Pot
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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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Desire

My desire is always the same; wherever Life deposits me: I want to stick my toe & soon my whole body
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
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
Working Class Hero

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



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