Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current, December 16, 2016, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextPage 12 One Lone Glove by Jack Noris Whoa there, one lone glove Why so disregarded Why so mistreated Why so neglected Why so misused. Blea Blea Blea! You get the point Or do you? Why so easily placed Why so organically misplaced Why so many of the same lefts and rights And why so black Blea Blea Blea... You get the point. Or do you. Many bleak lefts and rights. Rights and lefts. Last year it was empty baggies and leaflets of Jesus! Now it’s rights and lefts of Black hands Are you just a glove Or the hand of your master. Poetry Street Roots • Dec. 16-22, 2016 What I’ve Become by Brian Nye What am I aware of How can I be aware of more What is really at the core The pain of the past I want no more If I think too much about it It leaves me crying on the floor I cry to God to take it away And pray to God no more The pain has left me to abhor People who are whiners As much as I do a spider I was taught men don’t cry Yet bottling it up, makes me want to die I’m aware of what’s inside me I seek what I need so i can just be Some day, with God’s grace I’ll Finally get to be free Flowers by Abraham Vinzant They look good and smell great We give them as gifts Like friendship, sadness But the best time is just for love.