In the morning inside at Kaldi’s I visited with a former student Nineteen years old One of the strongest people I know “Strength does not come from Physical capacity It comes from An indomitable will”
You’re one of the most beautiful souls I’ve ever met OK I see you don’t believe me You’re one of the most beautiful souls I’ve ever met In this millennium The truth is like lightning…
My father had an Appalachian education That went through sixth grade I went after and got a BA, MA And a PhD I doubt my father Ever finished reading a book (I once asked him…
I tell you a joke And no surprise You laugh You don’t censor your laughter Do you? No You only censor it If you realize It will hurt someone Your laughter is a natural outflow…
“She’s really got it bad.” I’ve never spent time with her. “She’s an addict. Big time.” Really? What’s she on? “Polarization— She can’t get enough of it.” Samskāra, Sanskrit, noun. A personality trait conditioned…
I know I arouse your disbelief Because I do not text But there’s a simple reason That I still use a cell phone to call you The most important thing I have to share I…
No one would really confuse a Catholic Worker type with a real ghetto person, and no one would really confuse you with a real impoverished hillbilly. You may identify with them, but they do not…
The joy in hearing your stories O Cynical Optimist (Your serene green eyes Your face radiating confidence) Like that woman who looked Ten years into the future And knew with whom She needed to be…
For years I read him to get a bearing On the atrocities the U.S. enabled in Central America I wrote my Master’s thesis on him On Israel/Palestine and liberation theology When I met him at…
Bella Levenshteyn After I sent you the Cardenal poem About bloody coltan cell phones You asked me what I think you should do Now that’s easy: Share your light