Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (March 16, 2012)
Street roots 7 March 16, 2012 Amazing Disgrace By Kiler Davenport B roken, stripped, ravaged, enraged We stand at th e end of th e line Waiting for th e crum bs of corporate greed To fall down upon us LOOKING FOR AN Sold ou t to th e m an, th e m achine T he ruling class faceless m o n ster W ith arm s th a t reach around th e globe D evouring, subjugating, raping th e land And all th a t stan d s upon it I to rent ? Your online housin M asters of control just got easier. ? ■ ■ ■ :■? « SiSSs D em ons of d eceit Wolves in sh e e p ’s clothing T hey com e to destroy th e independent man W ith no soul and no body to im prison T hey com e like dense fog on a cold rainy night T hey com e w ithout regard for life o r limb T hey com e to own th e very air we b reath e O ur com m on lands bought and paid for In blood, sw eat, tears, pain, and death Includes s Call 2-1-1 T hey have in terco u rse w ith devils To own and control th e very strand of life Of every species of th e planet T hey have th e pow er to buy and sell th e rain To own th e w ater th a t lays upon th e ground B eneath our feet Like slithering w orm s in dark, dingy, deep m ud We th e wage e a rn e r Blind, ignorant, and hungry for m ore We bow down and w orship th e m achine Like crazed anim als in som e cage of ecstasy and orgy We feed at th e trough of disgust O ur bodies ru n cold w ith th e se m indless m anifestations Synthetic sluts we have becom e Pill-crazed consum ing m aggots Left to die and ro t w ith th e afterm ath Of th is m assive gangbang D uped into believing we are free C ontent w ith our stipend T errified at th o u g h t of revolt We walk blindly into th e light of darkness We squirm and quiver in our com fort zones We have subm itted ourselves to th e se false gods < T h ese ruling class pim ps We are w hores ready and waiting To be com pletely consum ed and controlled Who will com e after us W hat will they say of th e se unspeakable perversions? T h e p ro p h et speaks T he black h o rse has arrived T he a rtist cries out T h e poet m ourns T h e ground is getting closer We are in free fall P rep are to die I hope on your feet fighting And not on your kn ees in subm ission Street Roots, Right 2 Survive and Sisters Of The Road invite you to join us in a national day of action to stand up against the ongoing criminalization of people experiencing homelessness and poverty! 2- 3 pm Leafleting the Public Meet us at the corner of SW 6th & Morrison 3- 4 pm Rally in the Square for our rights! This is also the day that the fines being leveraged against Right 2 Dream Too double. Stand with the Dreamers at 4th & Burnside who are working to keep people safe and dry! “No Fooling Day” will also serve as the Western Regional Advocacy Project’s launch date for a national campaign to protect the basic civil and human rights of people without housing and to ultimately stop the inhumane and wasteful process of criminalization. Over 14 cities will have simultaneous action to bring people together to say we must change how we treat those in our communities who have nowhere to go. WWW.OCCUPYPOBTIANP.ORC
