Be who you are, even if it kills you. It will. Over and ov… - Joy Harjo

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Be who you are, even if it kills you.

It will. Over and over again.
Even as you live.

Break my heart, why don't you?

Joy Harjo

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About Joy Harjo

Joy Harjo (May 9, 1951) is a poet, musician, author and the first Native American United States Poet Laureate.

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There are still ancient
symbols
alive

There were no Native names in the American book of poetry when I began writing poetry, though there are many.

Our children put down their guns when we did to imagine with us.
We imagined the shining link between the heart and the sun.
We imagined tables of food for everyone.
We imagined the songs.

Be who you are, even if it kills you. It will. Over and over again. Even as you live. Break my heart, why don't you? - Joy Harjo

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