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The end of Carolyn Forché’s poem titled “Return”. This captures the complexity I felt after returning from Peru and still feel now. Any American whose served or left the country, can feel the sting of these last lines... Read full poem on website 👆🏽#america #americanpoetry

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Nina Simone said

April 24, 2018Drunken Librarianamerican singer, blues, count, drunken library, feeling good, folk, jazz, music, nina simone, quotes, r&B, soul, time Leave a comment

“I don’t count the time.”

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