i’m putting it together for myself 
figuring out what works 
and what don’t 

i’m pushing the levers
to see if they on

i’m staring
death in
the face

i like 
what
i 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 to be called negrito
means to be called LOVE
— Read on www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58396/puerto-rican-obituary

“We cannot afford the luxury of ‘individualism.’ The idea of Black individualism is sheer madness, impotence personified.”

– Huey Newton, “Black Capitalism Re-Analyzed II”

Care For The Environment: A Cuban Priority | Resumen LatinoAmericano English
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i split my lip
on the wind
kiss 

i split my lip
it was quick
bliss

the wind 
shifted
knew when

to go 
is to 
close the door

behind you 

go to school 
be nice 
& clean
do not ask
about the
machine
be nice 
& quite
mind yr
beeswax
do not ask
about yr
snax
or recess