The street's got kicks man,
like a bargain shelf,
In fact, cool-breeze, it's got
love just like anyplace else.It's got high-powered salesmen
who push mucho junk,
And hustlers who can swallow
you up in a chunk.It's got sewers that swallow
all the street pours down its throat
It's got hope wearing
an old over-coat.It's got lights that shine up
the dark and make the scene like new
It sells what you don't need
And never lets you forget what you blew.It's got our beautiful children
living in all kinds of hell
hoping to survive and making it well
Swinging together in misty darkness
With much love to share
Smiling a Christ-like forgiveness,
That only a ghetto cross can bear.The streets got life, man,
like a young tender sun,
and gentleness like
long awaited dreams to come.For children are roses with nary a thorn,
forced to feel the racist's scorn,
Our children are beauty
with the right to be born.Born anew at each a.m.
Like a child out of twilight,
flying toward sunlight,
Born anew at each a.m. |
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“Because he became a writer, many of us became writers. Before ‘Down These Mean Streets,’ we could not find a book by a Puerto Rican writer in the English language about the experience of that community, in that voice, with that tone and subject matter.” - via NYTimes.
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Thing to do today
ReplyDelete- Find happiness
- Search for an immaculate sweetheart
- Wash my cloths
- Write a remarkable novel
- Appointment with the dentist
- Stop watching TV
- Organize my closet
So many things to do so little time, but
at least I prioritized my list as the experts recommend.
However I must begin with the cloths,
all of them are dirty and I need a clean shirt for the dentist.
The happiness can wait. I have put it off for
43 years, it can wait one more day.
The same is for the sweetheart
but the appointment with the dentist is easy
I just need to go and I’ll get that off my list.
For the novel I need to buy paper first,
I’ll write it in my list for tomorrow.
I would organize my closet but I want
to watch what happen to the stupid Lucy.
As soon as the series finish I’ll have time
to organize not just the closet but my life.
I’m doing two things of seven.
Not bad! Yesterday I only finish one of six.
The experts recommend not trying to accomplish
everything in one day. It may be frustrating.
I think I’m in the right path to fix my life.