Elizabeth Padillo Olesen Poems

Think if all were healthy
and no one felt so unhappy.
Think if all were in perfect form
and no one else look malformed.
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It is calling for compassion
It is calling for responsible hands
It is calling for stewards,
stewards to see and listen,
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Sandy gathered strength
from rivers and seas
flooding homes, fields,
markets and subways.
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Food! Food! Food!
It is all that we need
It is all that we need
to calm down our spirits!
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In darkness and light
You follow me.
In my sighs and cries
You hold my hand.
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When my own father died of heart attack,
And died before reaching the hospital
I asked the Lord why?
When my auntie died of bone cancer,
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Along this boulevard we stroll and cycle
We pledge our vows of our love eternal
You look at me and shyly I look at you
We laugh and giggle at the magic of life.
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Uprooted, spread to corners in the globe
accepted, helped, rejected or cursed,
they ran away from their homeland
away from bombs, ruins and fires,
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Snow falling
Snow falling
Cleansing, purifying.
Snow falling
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