Author Archives: aidarends

If I cannot feed myself I will let you bathe me If I cannot clean myself I will let you teach me If I cannot read myself I will let you tease me If I cannot laugh myself I will let you taste me If I cannot eat myself I will let you face meContinue reading “If I Cannot Feed Myself”

James Boggs was a Detroit auto worker, activist, and author. Nearly 60 years ago he analyzed revolutionary movements in the Americas and described their role in hastening the U.S. empire’s decline.  — Read on http://www.blackagendareport.com/document-decline-united-states-empire-james-boggs-1963

didn’t know enuf to be acting up i was tough i was looking out i was looking down what a crown what a prize quelle surprise no one notice me feeling blue holy brown like sargasso sea

i’m putting it together for myself figuring out what works and what don’t i’m pushing the leversto see if they oni’m staringdeath inthe facei like whati see

Aqui Se Habla Espanol all the time Aqui you salute your flag first Aqui there are no dial soap commercials Aqui everybody smells good Aqui tv dinners do not have a future Aqui the men and women admire desire and never get tired of each other Aqui Que Pasa Power is what’s happening Aqui toContinue reading “Puerto Rican Obituary by Pedro Pietri | Poetry Foundation”