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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (March 18, 2011)
street roots 13 March 18, 2011 the anti barbie doll anthem/ real woman’s warrior song by Julie McCurdy • We are Women Bent on becoming Become.... With us We are “Shero’s" unspent and unsung Our lives have become ...Our lyrics Whispered into the winds, and Sung in lullabies into the next generations First breaths Stand and sing with us our bodies house the sacred They h o u se...... ourselves We are The remembered responsibility Of that We are Strength and solidarity in action And we are Redress waiting to happen We are the pattern breakers Sent out from generations past We are the reclaimers of our own definitions, sanity ¿and success We are The laughter behind the tears,...And the tears behind the laughter We are the hidden smile you didn’t expect And we are waiting, . To sing you home . to us To whisper your story into the wind so that it never gets Forgotten.... Yes we are waiting to-enfold you and to feel you enfold- USi„ . .. --.x George In January By Karen Guthrie Scarlet hat on his head, scarred heart on his sleeve. He stands. Blood-like splash of a hat streaks dawn’s early light. He stands. Numb white fingers wear pockets, blue lips slash his face. He stands Red, white and blue veteran of my father’s war. He stands. Working poor, Working forgotten, braving the bread line. He stands. Icicle tears on his face, kindness brings the thaw. He smiles.
