Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current, February 13, 2015, Image 14

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Newspaper Page TextPage 14 Street Poetry Street Roots • February 13-19, 2015 Atom Bomb Our Game by Michone Nettles by Mike Vance When the world turns We also move as chess Pieces in the game of life Not knowing the next move of our game. Playing by ear, we move to the next square in‘a silent game, Our opponent being quizzed on. The spot training says that You can’t go to heaven with a big gun! Life is what it is But there is more than death that 2 Does us part. Smile at the tree That your branch came from. Baptism by fire Iwalk through the universe In flames Searing inferno consume me now Purify my soul Make me se e . What I should be Burn all contempt Apathy and complacency out of me And you. Ignite our passion Intense and rare Char the numbness Renew the rapture of life Bringing rebirth after blessed Rebirth of love The gift that must Never be left to wither In the cold Burn higher Brighter than the sun Leaving what we once called light Behind us in the ashes Out of which The sun shall Never rise again Why? by Dan Newth Why is it each time I look at you, Your beauty grows? Why is it When you talk to me I take a breath And my tongue trips As I blurt a reply? I wish you were as close; As the butterflies In my stomach. .