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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (May 25, 2012)
street roots 14 joffyfe r> A ll the poetry on this page are from a collaboration between Street Roots a n d the Native Am erican Youth a n d Family Center. The work here is from the students o f Gabrielle Buvinger-W ild’s Language A rts class, p a rt o f N A Y A ’s Early College Academy. May 25, 2012 Back In The Day By Sylvia Woolf Sad to think I was into You Let it be known This will never Be rekindled It’s too much to Be resisting these Feelings toward you I just can’t handle The ignorance You feed into We used « to be Close then but We’re too far to hold Back Te Amo By Jessy L West. Love can be a curse or a miracle. It depends who you love. My love for you is a miracle. I never told you this. Te amo con todo mi vida. Tu eres mi corazon y tu eres mi vida. My love for you is like gold. Some people get it. Some people don’t. The Strength To Grow By Courtney Boyle A hidden path, hard to find A sparkling pool of water Shining in the sun Skipping rocks across the glassy surface. My reflection catching my eye Now so different than my childhood glances The strength and courage I see Can only be from trials and challenges. Losing faith, falling in love Making mistakes, falling on my face Losing hope, then getting it back My strength is earned in every action My courage is shown in every choice. Now we must Say goodbye Before we Both lose Ends Life is Trouble By Damien Stankenwitsch One may dream That life is a breeze, But in reality Your dreams may freeze. Anything is possible though If you set your mind to it No foreign substances Will do anything to fix it. You have to have courage And sweat to achieve The only way to believe Is to start the voyage. And see that it can be Only if your eyes can see Or touch the sight, So reach for the light. There’s a right way to go Even if you feel like quitting Your fate is not foretold, But that journey is worth taking.
