S treet Roots • April 29-May 5, 2016
P age 13
Poetry
Vlad
about the man behind the myths
Essays, art and poetry from
Street Roots’ vendors
by Tina Drake
Purchase Sleeping Rough
Burning through time, when everything is aligned.
Anger seething; unsettled remorse.
Hurtling through these feelings, hope dwindles to à simple gesture.
Burning inside, his fire dares not abate.
Heating the mind tempting sanity to bide.
Shooting through the heat, not daring to miss a beat
Hurtling through the abyss, not daring to miss a step.
Honor faded within, power fears to abide.
Churning within, never to begin.
Claiming to know all, only to fail.
Heathens rule, as all others fall.
Claims to the throne, mean nothing more than a rendered bone,
Faith fades within as craters form in the mind.
Desire not felt in years burn his ears.
Pandamonium within the fog, as one barks like a lost dog.
Clearly ones mind unknown, docile the heart alone.
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Vengeance his this day and hour, it now ends his lust for power.
the Street Roots Spring
Zine from your vendor!
Vendors spent 16 weeks
writing their personal
stories of homelessness
with poetry, prose and art.
Also includes professional
illustrations. $4
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Veteran
experiencing
or at risk of
becom ing
homeless?
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or visit 650 NW Irving Street
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