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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 2015)
S tr e e t R o o ts • A u g . 1 4 -2 0 , 2 0 1 5 Poetry P ag e 14 perspectives by jmccurdy Roads to Despair by Wayne Murray, combat veteran The Roads to Despair are many Seek knowing first Then comes the freedom from the rain From knowing comes wealth Billions of brain cells bring the certainty of accomplishment the time i ever let it see the light of day for the damage it would do because after all there are things that can’t be unsaid or become undone then it occurs to me like a wayward child that if this is the way i feel deep in the marrow of my oh so temporary bones imagine just for a moment how our mother, the earth feels when after centuries of raping and torturing her we come and sullenly suck at her tit there is a level of rage stuffed deep inside dna hidden between molecules formed like lava from generations of unaddressed oppression and violence the voices of all that i am and all that i ever will be are relentless pulsing out with each heart’s beat they have spent the whole of this lifetime forgiving the unforgivable pressed tightly back behind pacifying smiles and tomorrows sun... and honestly i fear CareOregorr goMobile team > A• 838 A 9 OHP Navigation Clinics in Downtown Portland CareOregon and our partners make Oregon Health Plan navigation easy! We offer help wiih: z • Medicaid medical, dental and mental health appointments • Medicare eligibility for disabled and’ elderly adult's Portland Rescue Mission, Find us at these locations: 111 ;W Burnside City Team, 526 SE Grand Ave. August’6 ...... 8-1 0 a.m. August 13 8 -1 0 a.m. August 2 0 8 -1 0 a.m. August 2 7 ....8 -1 0 a.m. — August 12...... 8-1 0 a.m. August 2 6 ... 8-10 a.m. PHC N orthwest 5312 NE 148th Ave. Portland, OR 97230 Clackamas County Community Corrections-Transition Center, 1024 Main Street 97045 Union Gospel Mission, . August 1 1 1 -3 p.m. 3 NW Third Ave; Lloyd Center, 2nd Floor by Cinnabon August 18....2-4 p.m. August 2 5 ... 2-4 p.m. Free career training for persons w ith disabilities in janitorial and building maintenance Requirements: • • Documented proof of disability Profidency in understanding and speaking English Pass criminal background diede August August August August 5.... . 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m, 12 4 1 :30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 19....11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 26.....J 1:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m, Virginia Garcia, 1151 N Adair Street August 14...... 11 a.m.-3 p,m. Pass drug test Disabilities: Questions ? Physical, mental health, intellectual, developm ental, and learning Please Call: (503) 261-1266 or (800) 874-7917 email: careers@phcnw.com Vendors sell Street Roots throughout Portland. If you want to find a vendor near you, call our vendor department at 503-228-5657*
