La primera vez que leí a Nikki Giovanni fue hace siete años en una clase de Literatura. Hasta el momento este poema es fundamental como guía en mi vida. Por eso el nombre del blog, por eso es la primera "entrada".
CHOICES
If i can't do
what i want to do
then my job is to not
do what i don't want
to do
what i want to do
then my job is to not
do what i don't want
to do
It's not the same thing
but it's the best i can
do
If i can't have
what i want . . . then
my job is to want
what i've got
and be satisfied
that at least there
is something more to want
Since i can't go
where i need
to go . . . then i must . . . go
where the signs point
through always understanding
parallel movement
isn't lateral
When i can't express
what i really feel
i practice feeling
what i can express
and none of it is equal
I know
but that's why mankind
alone among the animals
learns to cry
but that's why mankind
alone among the animals
learns to cry
