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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (June 21, 2013)
Street roots June 21, 2013 Pride by Paula Ramirez Woman to woman Man to man Love is love It goes hand in hand Judgement and hate Because you think straight That’s not the only way to get through the golden gate Untitled Dogs By Lorry Clark By Ron Sanford You spit on me and call me bum I was once like you Fancy cars and fancy clothes I use to have that too. My hours got cut to 25 When Obama came through, My boss said “Son, I love ya But still no health care for you.” I tried to find a second job But still the rent was due Now I sleep on the streets. A joy I thought I would never see. I give money to other homeless folks Even though I am in poverty. But I look at them as people Who have it a lot worse than me. Helping each other survive through life Isn’t that what Jesus wanted to see? Selling papers on the streets Is this what my life has come to be? Finding myself praying God please take me while I am asleep. But I keep on pushing No matter what’s in front of me. Battered, bruised, and broken, Even PTSD . So I ’ll keep moving forward, No matter what you think of me. But there is one thing I did learn And it fills my heart with glee: Take a good look in the mirror, friend You are nothing like me. Fighting for the right And taking a stand, That every love commitment Deserves a wedding band Gay Pride, Put hate and ignorance aside! What Would It Look Like If... By Joanna Nordess Imagine the world you want to live in. Then create it. But don’t hide it. Put it on display for everyone to see When the black clouds roll away. Put the rainbow on display. Existing, there to show the way. But don’t wait until tomorrow. Do it today. Hell thrives on delay. So speak now if you’ve got something to say. If you’ve seen a glimpse, You know th a t Heaven isn’t far away. Dogs begging for change We see it in their eyes Panhandling Freely out in the street. Been homeless so long I’m just used to it Freewheeling Manumission awaits. People everyday Join in our growing ranks Drug dealing Becomes second nature. I just need to rest And go at my pace Silently Biding away the time. Repping With The ‘Roots’ By Marlon Crump Smile with a light. Stand. Frown with darkness. Start walking. Hand and heart for you. Stack of Roots on arm says hi. Eyes forward, tongue sung: I am here! By Kara Dimitruk Answers on page 6 Crossword 1 10 8 Across 14 15 16 1. __-la, sung while skipping 6. California’s El Camino _ 10. Laddie’s love 14. Spanish sir 15. It’s active in Sicily 16. Type of worm 17. Pumpkin eater boy 18. Egyptian canal 19. A midget buffalo 20. Sense of unsteadiness of imbalance 23. Biblical king 24. Ending to mountain or auction 25. Bard’s “before” 26. “Wo” ending 29. Pro___ 31. Fix, in a way 33. Like coffee or tea 35. Hindu wrap 37. Permissible 41. Carnival game with ducks, targets, and bottles 44. Extra inning 45. Chinese dynasty 46. Take acid, slang 47. “Indubitably” 49. Old Steelers coach Chuck 51. Dowtown-to-Cully dir. 52. Call to Bo-peep 55. Genetic initials 57. Harvest 59. Decorations or adornments 64. Decomposes 65. Not odd 66. Fresh from the shower 68. Trans-Siberian Railroad city 69. Element #30 70. Window alternative 71. House votes 72. “If a ll___fa ils ...” 73. Its jackpot is currently $40M 17 18 f?9 21 20 27 3 9 4 2 3 6 1 8 9 6 37 35 38 39 40 43 42 2 1 6 5 3 45 44 53 62 61 60 68 69 70 71 72 73 1. Sugar amt. 2. College in SE 3. Start to freeze? 4. Gardener’s soil 5. Unpaid debt 6. A consequence 7. A small ornamental case 8. To anoint (Archaic) 9. More idle 10. Pinocchio, at times 11. ‘Tomorrow” musical 12. Use elbow grease on 63 9 3 6 4 1 5 67 64 Down 8 5 57 56 55 54 2 49 48 47 59 Sudoku 1 7 25 34 41 52 13 29 28 33 12 22 23 26 11 13. “Naughty you!” 21. Somewhat 22. Flatfish 26. Sierra _ , soda 27. Massage target 28. Element #10 30. Element #18 32. Layer with gold 34. Rotten, as timber 36. is bliss” 38. Sin tail 39. Element #26 40. A or B 42. Intro to -ostat and -ometer 43. Lace tip 48. “Achoo” 50. Secular 52. Element #5 53. Something in the air 54. Jittery 56. Wile E. Coyote’s device of choice 58. Salk’s conquest 60. Quizzes 61. Till stack 62. It may be out on a limb 63. NaCI 67. “The Matrix" hero The objective of Sudoku is to fill in all the blank squares with the correct numbers, from 1 to 9. Every row, column and square must include all digits, 1 through 9, in any order. Office Cat Rooty sends a big thank you to our neighbors Old Town Pizza for bringing slices to the vendors most afternoons! Yummy!
