When I left Texas
for active duty in California
I drove hard for an entire day
and
could not leave the state.
In a unit of our union
so vast and so diverse
I confess the violence
of such a poem
that seeks a word
appropriate and accurate to home.
If Texas
is strong
Reason
reduced to one word
would be
the capacity of her people
for
WORK.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem