Hebert Logerie Poems

Je t'aime tel que tu étais née
Avec tes jolis cheveux noirs et crépus
Avec tes beaux yeux d'ébène et nus
Avec ton grand sourire ensoleillé
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I love you as you were born with style
With your beautiful black curly hair
With your ebony and naked stare
With your grand tropical smile
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No Podemos Respirar

Ya no podemos respirar los humos tóxicos de racismo
No podemos respirar
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Love is everything, love is priceless.
On Valentine's, it's not the value, the worthiness
Of the gift, but the simple gesture
Of giving a handshake, a kiss, a flower,
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I Am a Negro
Je suis un Noir
Yo soy un Negro
I am a great Negro
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If you lie, you're a liar
If you steal, you're a stealer
If you kill, you're a killer
If you bad mouth, you're a backstabber
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La corrupción generalmente comienza
Con un pequeño favor del corazón
Para un conocido, un amigo, una hermana
Un compañero de escuela o un miembro de la familia.
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Ne pleure pas, ne pleure pas, mon amour
Si tu pleures tes larmes vont m'étrangler
Si ti pleures tes sanglots vont me noyer
Dans l'abime des émotions. Au secours
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The tall trees are sad, pale and nude;
And the leaves are dry. There is no more food
On the branches for the birds. Some hungry squirrels
Are inspecting the abandoned barrels,
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When the president
Is the biggest liar
The biggest bragger
The biggest pedant
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