I Didn't Fall In Love, I Rose

You Looked At Them And Wondered Why They Were So Ugly; You Looked Closely And Could Not Find The Source. Then You Realized That It Came From Conviction, Their Conviction. It Was As Though Some Mysterious All-knowing Master Had Given Each One A Cloak Of Ugliness To Wear, And They Had Each Accepted It Without Question.

I Thought The Whole World Was Like Lorain.

If They Put An Iron Circle Around Your Neck I Will Bite It Away

One Of My Kids Was Born In 1968. There Were Going To Be Political Difficulties, But They Were Never Going To Have That Level Of Hatred And Contempt That My Brothers And My Sister And Myself Were Exposed To.

The Peace I Am Thinking Of Is The Dance Of An Open Mind When It Engages Another Equally Open One.