* La vaca, "the cow" in Spanish.
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Knowing you might some day come and how unprepared I’ve always been like Mr. Sloppy in Charles Dickens’
I Sing of Mumia brilliant and strong and of the captivity that few black men escape
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 the people have won a victory whether small or large do you ever wonder
Before I leave the stage I will sing the only song I was meant truly to sing. It is the song of I AM.
His posture From so many years Holding his robe with one hand Is odd. His gait
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…
My brothers knew The things you know. I did not scorn learning them; It’s just my mind
Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. become a stranger To need of pity Or, if compassion be freely
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…
You confide in me that you are lonely,
I will keep Broken things: The big clay Pot
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...
When they torture your mother plant a tree When they torture your father plant a tree When they torture your brother