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« ^ ^ . J a n u s p , 9 - 1 5 ,2 0 ,5 s t r e e ( p o e ( r y Page 13 Perspectives Passing by J McCurdy Resolution Denied by Kareem All T h e re is a level of rag e Stuffed d e e p inside by Steven Miller In early m orning DNA I stand perfectly still A nticipating th e tis su e o f night £ In th e d ista n t m eadow I s e e you Swimm ing into a quilt o f tre e s, H id d en b etw een m olecules F o rm ed lik e lava F ro m g e n eratio n s o f u n a d d re sse d O p p ressio n and violence T h e voices o f all th a t I am O ut w here A nd all th a t I e v e r will be B lue hibiscus se ttle s Into a th ousand fissu re s of light A nd th e re , A re re le n tle ss P u lsin g o u t w ith each h e a rts b e a t T h e y have s p e n t th e w hole of th is lifetim e P r e s s e d tightly back T h e day finally arrives D renching you in A c ra ck e r crum b trail of rain B eh in d And as you collapse Pacifying sm iles Into d e e p e r w aters T h e h ard en ed quicksand Of your m em o ries subsides Forgiving th e unforgivable A nd to m o rro w ’s sun... A nd h o n e stly I fear T h e tim e I ev er le t it see T h e lig h t o f day F o r th e dam age it w ould do Why do I m ake prom ises a t th e first day of th e year To m yself th a t I w ouldn’t make to anyone else? T h en feel free to break T h a t prom ise I m ade to m e? Lose weight, I’ll do “push aw ays” P u sh m y ass away from th a t second p la te .. I h a te m yself w hen I b reak weak, Only for a m inute though. N ot go to th e b a r as m uch, drink less, I know I ’ll drink a bunch I have a hunch th a t resolution isn’t going to be a solution I’ll find... this year. Spend m ore tim e w ith th e family... T h a t one should be easy. I spend five m inutes w ith A unt W heezie, Yeah, I feel sleezy as I sneak o u t th e door. Q uit sm oking cigarettes... You bet, th e stro n g e st addiction yet... T h irty days no sm oking And I’m puffing like a train, again. So th is year, I’ll ju s t say M y re solution is to stay resolution-free B ecause I’m tired of lying to m e. B ecau se a fte r all th e re are things T h a t c an ’t be unsaid O r b e co m e u n d o n e .... T h e n it o ccu rs to m e Like a w ayward child T h a t if th is is th e w ay I feel D eep in th e m arro w Of my oh so temporary bones... Im agine J u st for a m o m en t How our mother the earth F e e ls W hen after cen tu rie s Of rap in g and to rtu rin g h e r We com e and sullenly Suck a t h e r tit Kristina Wright j Real Estate Agent Bellmoore Realty 503/479.5764 Kri5tina@PortlandHomeGal.com 'Like" on Facebook ©Portland Home Gal • a kno&fedgeabfe marketer • with a designer's eye • a professional photographer • and a agent All wrapped into one per open to all 9am- 10pm daily Read up on the news that’s important to you at news.streetroots.orq
