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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (June 17, 2016)
Street Roots • June 17-23, 2016 Poetry Page 14 Use Time Wisely all the women by John R. Brown by Chance S. just one more time I would like to hold hands with all the women I have ever loved just one more kiss, one last embrace before they push out over the edge. Asleep in a folding chair His tie-dyed T-shirt stretched over A great pot belly that would do the Buddha proud, A subtle snore escapes his lips, Followed by a gentle laugh, Then a shrug, a shudder and a sob. Perhaps he dreams of a world Of joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain, Or peanut butter and jelly. But then an explosive coughing fit Returns him to the waking world, Where the clerk has not yet called his number. the chemicals, the numbing paths, a manifesto they get in the way bullets chambered, our wordy wrath darkness leaves us with nothing to say. we’ve steel plated ourselves, cemented our minds tinted the windows so nobody can look inside we’ve raped what was given, closed up the blinds and built our world on those who have lied. the rivers, the honing of our craft, the demons they won’t go away delirium tremens, the convoluted math the darkness it’s here to stay. Laminate by Cathy Everett Catching breath, mesmerized with the moment Sunsetting Stillness, quietness with the unknown. Sherbet Skies Going Forward; Discovering Welcoming the moon Rain By Daniel Cox CareOregorr goMobile team It rains on the just and the unjust alike So I have heard It’s in the rain It has its cleansing effect It cleanses the soul CareOregon and our partners make Oregon Health Plan navigation easy! We offer help with: • Medicaid medical, dental and mental health appointments • Medicare eligibility for disabled and elderly adults Find us at these locations: Bud Clark Commons . Portland Rescue Mission 665 NW Hoyt Avenue 8-10 a.m. June 08 8-10 a.m. June 22 111 W. Burnside June 02. . . . . . . . . . 8-10 a.m. June 09. . . . . . . . . .8-10 a.m. June 16. . . . . . . . . . 8-10 a.m. June 23. . . . . . . . . . 8-10 a.m. June 30. . . . . . . . . . 8-10 a.m. City Team Portland 526 SE Grand Ave 8-10 a.m. June 15 Clackamas County Transition Center 2223 Kaen Road, Oregon City June 01 June 15. 1-3 p.m. June 29 Union Gospel Mission 3 SW 3rd Ave June 21. . . . . . . . . . 2-4 p.m. June 28. . . . . . . . ...2-4 p.m. Learn about our FREE phone ‘ACTUAL PHONE MAY VARY.
