Aldo Kraas Poems

May I sleep in today?
May I keep my mouth
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She is a dreamer
That is never
Awake
At night
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Outside of my heart is raining
But inside of my heart is not raining
And if you are the people that are looking for shelter from the rain
You came to the right place my people
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How far do I have to fall for you to catch me?
If I ride a horse do I have to fall from the top of the horse for you to catch Me?
Do I have to fall from the sky for you to catch me?
Do I have to fall slowly to the ground and before I hit the ground you
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I want to be the one to prayfor the people here at home
I want to be the one to prayfor the rest of the world
I want to be the one to sing a love song to Jesus
I want to be the one to follow God's foot prints in the sand
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In that secret place I live
And I am prout tocall this secret place my home
Also during the day Iwalk inthe gardens of this secret place
And I smell the beautiful smell of the flowers while I am walking
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I don't have any fancy clothes to wear
I haven't bought any new clothes in years
All my clothes are old looking like an old rug
She is a fool to want me
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Out in the fields I go to collect Tobacco because it pays well
And I became a tabacco farmer just last week
The work alone is very hard to do because I stay inthe heat all day
And there is no shade at all so I have to wear a heat so I don't get Heatstroke
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When that crazy devil appears in the night in my dreams
I just let out a scream as loud as I can
Because that crazy devil gives me nightmares
Every single night
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Concrete women
Is demolishing one old home today
That was sold to developers
In order to make room for a new condo development
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