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goals you’ll have achieved loving every centimeter of your body wholeheartedly accepting it having released expectations the only hospital visits were to deliver your babies and those babies, a reflection of who you’ve become loving motivated a force of change. those babies are growing up in a home that bustles. Saturday mornings are family meetings…
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Words in any language Have never been a foe, Being able to code switch Makes it easy to travel the world. Never lost in Translation, Easy to understand Global populations A diplomat of sorts Fixing misunderstanding Is a Hero’s work.
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Imagina una realidad Where indígenas are not reduced to Hunter gatherer Teepee dwellers. Estudiantes learning More than just their role in the 1600s. The iconography Of the Cleveland Indians Redskins ceased to exist Rightfully Represented as Living First Nation people. English was not the language of this land. 16,000 languages existed and flourished, Now only…
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For one summer I was invincible, Flying underneath the trees. A pink bicycle was my wings, three friends sharing one joyride. Learned how to fly thanks to my ducks Melissa & Kim One block in a one square mile town seemed like the world. Tracks encapsulated by wet cement, flanked by fireflies held close by…
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Have you been watching the news? Repugnant to watch the hate mongering that seems like it’s here to stay. People sharing superficial statuses to show “support” Soft bigotry and bullshit stories about Starbucks coffee being bought, fluff stories is new millennium caring. Ignorance breeds Islamophobia but if only there was dialogue they’d understand Islam teaches…
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Take me to where the Sultan of Swat was king, where 1918 chants still echo. A place that pulsated history Legends were palpable Take me to where Gehrig stood on a mound and said, “Today I consider myself the luckiest man on Earth.” where a Captain oh my Captain was declared Mr. November. Baseball’s Bronx…
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My man is fire and never tires. tells me He loves me In every way Even in an email. Too cool attitude Sadly never met my love bug Tells those suffering from Thirst “Nice try but my girl is The best in the world” Anytime your love talks, Listen Especially when making decisions. Kindness is…
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Yellow leaves descend to the Earth final resting place awaiting their rebirth Surrendering to the wind’s carress Falling like little black dress blanket of hopes possibilities reflect on abilities be in the flow moving purposely slow Don’t think just go to decode what the wooden block encodes
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Hold our fate lines etched by destiny and constantly changing they have power to help or to hurt speak with no words 27 bones overworked every day driving typing clicking feeding washing scratching throwing grabbing wiping waving cooking and of course writing. Method of expression premature newborns survive by their mother’s touch, holding hands demonstrates…
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Please give me another term because what I’m observing is best described as absurd I am first generation born and bred in the good ol’ U.S. of A. I’ll be quick to say Te amo Peru but it doesn’t stop my heart from beating red white and blue. Walls are built at the border to…
Yesenia Guerra 