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Street Roots • July 22-28, 2016 Page 13 Poetry The Way Into the Arms of the Unknown by Bob Muncy y preeti Yadav Her smile feels like sunshine Her tears they flow like rain Says darkness is all around her She lives her life in pain I intend to climb that mountain alone Into the arms of the unknown I know my faith is not your own But it is the only armor I adorn As I go, I will stop to lay the stones To prove I am still going strong I can feel your gaze, as I am about to be gone Please don’t follow me; I am not helpless or forlorn. She tells me there’s no good left No light left to be found She points to her surroundings Says it’s what holds her down Sitting in an annex side yard She claims there is no God How could this happen to her She’s sure she plays no part I want to disappear to clearly see I want to play and laugh and just be I want to run away and really be free I want to live, not just breathe. It’s my life, not a game of hide and seek! So, please don’t pry and peep Please don’t try to find me Or think I have fallen and am in need Envision me rise, every time you conceive Me stuck in deep sea That is all the help I seek. Hears voices in her head she says They’re starting to be clear I see some hope in that smile now As we walk away from here She tells of how it started And how it is here and now I tell her of another way I’ll even show her how I am leaving now but may one day come aro Back to this very point tracing the stones L I shall share if you wish, the lessons I learn But hoping you would have begun Your own journey, by the time I return. Her smile it feels like sunshine Her tears they flow like rain That darkness all around her Has turned into light again Sitting in an annex side yard No light left to be found I see some hope in that smile now For another way has now been found Join us for an nclusive Housing Conversation Ire i ff-.- »I ■ 1 'IT WHERE WHEN Jade-APANO Multicultural Space (JAMS) at the corner of 82nd and SE Division: 8114 SE Division Thursday, July 28th from 6-8pm -M l o !■ - 111 Expanding Housing Opportunities for AU Portlanders C ENTRA L C IT Y COFFEE s m » ................. . ............................. ....................................> a l l Sourcing & roasting craft coffee to benefit programs at Central City Concern. 11 IN STORES H New Seasons Market, Whole Foods, Food Front Cooperative Grocery, Green Zebra, Chuck's Produce and Will Leather Goods. Too many of us struggle to find reasonably priced housing in sate, healthy, com m unities and more are facing added to th a t rank every day. We know th a t th e housing crisis in Portland today. The City o f Portland can now use inclusionary z one to o l to help. In tlu sio na i y zoning is a basic planning tool used in 500 ju ris d ic ti « across thé country to ensure new developm ents o ffe r housing options fo r people income levels. Join us fo r a discussion about inclusive housing and help inform f of Portland's policy. Child care. Spanish translation and dinner w ill be provided to par Participants w ill he ab le to share stories about the urgent need for housing, learn about the inclusionary housing policy the City of Poi include affordable bousing in new buildings, and learn about ways addressing ddressir th e housing affordbitiV AT YOUR OFFICE Interested In serving Central City Coffee at your office? Get In touch with us and we can help you make that happen. 503.226.7387 ON OUR WEBSITE Buy Central City Coffee online and have It shipped directly to you or a friend. g o o d .lo c a l.fo o d Follow our Facebook page for updates and specials. centraldtyeoffee.org facebook.com/CentralCityCoffee coffee@ccconcem.org RSVP is hig h ly encouraged. To RSVP and learn m ore vis it: www.opalpdx.org/housingtalk ■ »
