“
It was never the poverty that deterred me, never the disease, unsanitary conditions, bugs or garbage, those things were never even a thought in my head as a reason for not staying. I kept looking for the good and always found it each day. I was happy on the reservation.
It would have all worked out if Chief could have been a little nicer to me. The only thing I was missing was love and respect from my partner. Maybe he had changed.
”
― The Dark Horse Speaks
― The Dark Horse Speaks
“
¿Sabes que ese manzano fue plantado
con la tierra robada a los Rodilla-Herida
por el gobernador del estado?
¿Acaso tú conoces que su savia
se nutre con los huesos y pelos prisioneros
de San Quintín?
Did you know that apple tree was planted
on land stolen from Wounded Knee
by the governor of the state?
Perhaps you know how its sap
is nourished with the prisoner bones and hair
of San Quentin?
(de Un Manzano de Oakland, para Angela Davis)
”
― Where the Island Sleeps Like a Wing: Selected Poetry
― Where the Island Sleeps Like a Wing: Selected Poetry
