Freedom

Blackbirds, buzzards, and doves
land on cathedrals and palaces
just as they do on rocks,
trees, and fences...

and they shit on them
with the complete freedom of one who knows
that god and justice
belong to the soul.










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-translated by Miguel Rivera and Robert Bly  

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