conscientizacab

second only to a revolution in words

scientos, whirlwinds

cao, do you know

do we?

the songbirds nest at comfortable

distances from each other

leaves rest on the ground

in the open air, after smoke

and orange flame

one hears the ancient

ca dao tradition of sweet song

sung by the villagers

peasants

with silk bands

wrapped

around their heads

conscientizac'ao a bringing together of friends who link their simple beliefs of existence, together

the silence in prison cells is unquestionable

to define the immediacy of language

remembering, the earth

the river

that stretches through three thousand miles

of rich delta

bullets

that accidently

stop life

the "question mark" reverses itself

in the wind

the sand dollar, empty

indicates a movement

through water

everything

takes place in time

the resolution of heat

where sound gathers rocks

rocks ashes

the millennium

ashes

dust

yet, more heat

conscientizacao rooted

unto ourselves out of which the open fist plants new seeds

*a Portuguese word which defines the process of learning for each individual

— Raffael deGruttoIa