(2 January 1952 / Santa Fe, New Mexico)

poet Jimmy Santiago Baca
#109 on top 500 poets
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Who Understands Me But Me

They turn the water off, so I live without water,
they build walls higher, so I live without treetops,
they paint the windows black, so I live without sunshine,
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  • Joyce Herbert (1/28/2013 1:26:00 PM)

    Is this guy on drugs?

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  • Lynn C (8/12/2006 10:03:00 PM)

    wow..thats all i can say wow...keep them coming..lynn

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  • Konjit Berhane (11/2/2005 1:32:00 AM)

    a very beautiful poem, one of the best i read. It touches every one i think.
    so keep the good work.

    koni

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  • Vidushi Khera (10/4/2005 9:15:00 AM)

    Amazing poem...i think it's really true...we find ourselves when no body is ready to look out for us...and in that we find great comfort and we can understand the beauty of our lives even in the darkest of times! !
    Wonderfully expressed poem
    Luv
    VidZ

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  • Preeti - is here! (5/19/2005 6:57:00 AM)

    I like the way the thought is penned down: simple yet direct

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