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From The Left Field Bleachers: LeBron in LaLa Land

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on July 2, 2018 Respond

I must admit I was surprised that LeBron James would sign with the Los Angeles Lakers. Perhaps I was holding out hope that LeBron, being the baller with the highest bball IQ,, would sign with the team that offered him the best chance to defeat the Golden State Warriors, ie.. the Houston Rockets. What led me to my delusional conclusion? Well here are a few reasons:

  • LeBron wants to be remembered as the GOAT
  • LeBron has tons of money so he doesn’t need to break the bank
  • LeBron really wants to beat the Golden State Warriors
  • LeBron is 33
  • Because I wanted him to join the Houston Rockets to beat the Golden State Warriors

Business As Usual

Many will point out that LeBran left 30 Million on the table with Cleveland but that is a drop Sportsin the bucket compared to what he will be reaping in endorsement deals from sponsors in the nation’s 2nd biggest media city.

I am not a LeBron hater, far from it, but I do root for the integrity of the game. Perhaps its a foregone conclusion that within a capitalist system where the emphasis is on profits, integrity in sports cannot exist in terms of players and owners loyalty to each other. There was a time, not long ago, where a fan could name the majority of players on their favorite teams and most of those players would be on that team for several seasons.

Next season the Lakers will cobble a few players around LeBron and watch as he uses his incredible talent(s) to catapult the Lakers into a playoff spot. Of course LeBron will once again lose to the Golden State Warriors, if they make it that far (see the Houston Rockets). In the end it will be enough for the Lakers $$$ wise as they significantly raised ticket prices!
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Alex Paramo Summer SolsticeAlex Paramo is a native New Yorker of Colombian descent. He is an Author and Co-Founder of Community Publishing. He currently resides in Albuquerque, NM. Read More about him here.

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Guest Poet: Sara Roman

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on June 17, 2015 Respond

What I Do by Sara Roman

Honestly,
this working 9 to 5,
putting in 40 hours just to stay alive
and fed
with roof over head
is driving me lazy.

Head in a daze
mouse in a maze
running out of time
and by the time that it’s time,

I have to give myself pep talks just to cook dinner.
and still,

I stay up too late
playing with words and paint
and biting my lip
with sexy thoughts unattained.
longing
like a good lil sinner.

Mama’s almost winner.

I swear one day
I’m gonna get it all right!

For now,
I reap the stitches
of Manuel’s Mama
and make it so.

All that’s left
is all I need
to get right.

All that’s left
is to remember how to be whole.

And I know just the right
place to go.

Made a room for myself the other day
and dedicated it to all that is sacred.

You were there.

And I go there at least twice a day.
The acoustics are great.
And I say whatever I want to that room.

I pray to the four white walls
like the four directions,

look at myself new
in each reflection
and recognize my soul.

I go in that room and day dream
excitement and happiness for the world.

Those four walls have heard me try to be rapper a time or two.

Those four walls have felt me sing the blues

Those four walls and I sweat and stretch with each other.

Fingers tap keys
voice hits them sometimes

Everything’s a rhyme
when the realm is the reason.

I go here to be free.

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Snow White ChicanaSara Romelia Roman was born in Alamagordo, NM. She is the co-owner of Two Stoned Betties art studio. She currently lives in Albuquerque, NM. Read more about Sara

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Successful Defiance: the Land of Plenty

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on July 3, 2014 1

The Land of Plenty by Joseph J. García

Successful Defiance

Joseph Garcia

Drink up my friend of the alcoholic type 
we are close and oh so tight
as long as the beer flows and my moneys not blown
superficial friendships reign in the land of endless pain
brought by the Spanish and made more available by the USA

Drink like capitalism is not here to stay
Pray that your father, mother, and uncle, can keep it at bey
The monster, the unstoppable drug
lethally the most legal of them all
my how they try to stop
and oh how the 12 steps drop
the blame and shame like a prayers refrain

I was a sinner till I found the horde 
and hording my liquor like the almighty dollar is the final word
Guns I keep just in case
But the ultimate victim is you and I
Shots of liquor and shots from guns
Stunningly thrown at the innocent ones

Be strong your not crazy too
The meds they help unlike having someone to talk too
The land of plenty has it all
pick your poison
sugar, crack, guns and all.

Land of Plenty

Joseph Garcia is a PhD Candidate at the University of New Mexico. Joseph is also a Poet/Creative Collaborator at Community Publishing.
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