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6 CEXJEBIULTING Ä ŒS2© Riding the 6 again HOROSCOPE BY SOUP CAN SAM S TAFF P S Y C H IC Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Just because M ercury is doing such and such, w hy should I care? W ell, t h is . m onth yo u're going to fin d o ut w he th e r you care. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec.23) A lig n your chakras th is m onth, be on the look o u t fo r anyone tryin g to te ll you w ha t to do. Except fo r the stars, o f course. You should always listen to ? them . Capricorn (Dec. 24-Jan. 19) Double your e ffo rts and reap double the rewards. T rip le your e ffo rts and reap trip le th e rewards. We see a pattern here, th e stars w a n t yo u;to see som ething w e're ju st n o t sure w h a t, Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) "A lw aysJook on the b rig h t side o f life ," M onty Python to ld us, th o u gh they were being Crucified at th e tim e. We th in k this m onth is going to the dogs, b ut th a t's just us. Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) M isleading people is not a very nice way to tre a t people, b u t hey, it's in our blood, ah, we mean in o u r space I dust or som ething. Aries (March 21-April 20) A tonem ent. That's a big w ord w ith an even bigger m eaning; ju s t th in k o f it this way, th e stars fe e l you should be at one th is m onth. street rootsjiB Education * Dialogue ♦ Independence by Brian Feist What a world where clothes have Better access to health care than people I coughed up blood today, It was an odd occurrence I didn’t know what to do I wanted to call you, but knew that I shouldn’t We don’t speak Riding the 6 again Going home from school Or work Who knows? No one speaks I think of you Of me Of us Of where we were when we fell into each other’s arms We don’t speak I wish things were different But do I try to make things different? Do I listen even to myself? I don’t speak I remember a night in August You wore a white T-shirt We walked and talked and held each other “I don’t know what to say,” You said Just like that day or night in June When you emoted the pain I now caused you I didn’t speak “I don’t know what to say” I said Hoping that that somehow fixed things. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Slowly we head north The bus fills with single people We don’t speak I just watched “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” it made me think of you. “This is the last stop in zone one” Farther up MLK we go~~ “Ding” “next stop please” We don’t speak Just a half-hearted “Thanks” as people exit We pass the fabric clinic Killingsworth, almost home Do people know when they are about To die? Is it just dramatic? Is it a cry for help? Eight people on the bus Nine counting the driver More a part of the machine than One of us Left turn on Lombard Past Taco Bell My Past Never in my life have I gone Without a burrito for so long Money is tight “Maybe it wasn’t blood,” I tell myself i Just something red in my mouth Alone in the back Alone in the front We head west Finally to Denver Just two more stops - Just the rest of my life We don’t speak “Do you need some assistance?” The driver asks “No, I got it” - The reply No one else moves T he bus moves on We don’t speak Taurus (April 21-May 20) Every how and then being th e stars really sucks, like when we have to te ll people bad'news. Luckily fo r you, we d o n 't have any bad news fo r you this m onth. W ell, d o n 't spend to o much tim e by th e river this m onth; th a t's all w e're saying. Gemini (May 21-June 21) Rise to the occasion this m onth. The stars ■ see som ething special on the horizon, and we w an t you to be prepared. Keep up on the latest from Street Roots by joining us on Facebook & Twitter! CORRECTIONS Street Roots strives for accuracy, but we're human. So we also strive to correct errors in our paper whenever possible. Please report any errors to our managing editor, Joanne Zuhl, at 503-228-5657, or write to joanne@streetroots.org. Crossword answers for puzzle on page 16 Cancer (June 22-July 22) O ntology is a fie ld o f philosophy Concerned w ith th e nature o f being, existence or re a lity in general, the p o in t being academia th in ks th e y're b ette r at know ing how to live than you do. We say you are th e expert o f your own life . Meet Your Local Branch Manager: “Communities aren't ju s t streets a n d build ings. Communities are thriving places where cultures, commerce a n d souls grow stronger together.”1 - Mary Leo (July 23-Aug. 23) Can things really get any worse? Yes, be careful _what you wish fo r. Virgo (Aug. 24-SepL 22) Knights in shining arm or are going to come and save us a ir this m onth. W ell, maybe not, b ut w e can hope. At Albina Community Bank the most ordinary financial transaction can have an extraordinary im pacton our local community. medmeadeseaibinabank.com You’re going to bank somewhere, k why not let your banking make a difference in ihe places where you live and work? ULT e m ir LENDER r*«*»*« Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Sadly, the stars feel really uncom fortable te llin g you this, b ut u n til th e clouds - break, we ca n 't te ll w h a t th e heck js going on. ' Ttwryiks to all o f out fantastic volvt/ntccTs ivfoo keep Stvcct Roots pvt/mpi/ngf
