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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 2011)
Street roots 7 LuSx© O ct 14, 2011 Murderous By C Morse I found them Chasing the sand Corrosive skies Lighting strikes And the killing band IB H Painting the water Mimes plant the souls And the seeds they slaughter Gasping at the night Its blades on the tail Of my kite It screams through the eyes of the blind Burning wishes Of the kind. Not that guy By Jason Wolf I am not normal nor will I ever be I wouldn’t want to be normal, it wouldn’t be me The house with the white picket fence I give to you I don’t want a car that’s flashy and new I don’t want to marry then divorce in a year Or watch Sunday football with a bottle of beer I don’t want to look outside and have to* mow the grass Or attend churchfor the weekly mass I don’t want to eat my dinner at a table I don’t want the good or bad guy label I will never regularly wear a suite and a tie Or the guy that has a price tag in which you can buy There is something I would like to get off my chest That normal is not exciting but boring at best shosoxsa@gmail.com By Alex Lilly Street Roots is a proud partner with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest and Creating community, creating change. SistersOfThe Road is— Meals served up with hospitality. Empowerment through our Dorothy Day Community School. Americorps. Learning together for a nonviolent and just community. JESUIT VOLUNTEER C O R P NORTHWEST SM E^ And don't forget: y W Stop by for a delicious meal, Monday-Friday, 10am - 2:30pm. Office Cat Rooty sends a big thank you to Michelle and all the sta ff a t Hotel Deluxe for donating hygiene items to our vendors. I t makes a big difference in their smiles. Thank you! w w w .siste rso fth e ro a d .o rg 133 NW 6th Ave. Portland, OR 97209 503-222-5694 SISTERS OF THE ROAD B ack by popular dem and a n d bigger a n d better than ever, i t ’s Street Roots’a n n u a l online auction! I t ’s one week o f f u n a n d fu n d raising fo r Portland’s award-winning street newspaper. The auction will take place a t the end o f October. I f you are a worker or business owner that would like to donate to the auction with a g ift certificate or services, please contact Israel Bayer a t streetroots@hotmail.com
