Street roots., March 17, 2017, Page 13, Image 13

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A Vendor Am I
On bucket lists and beatitudes
by Eileen Vizenor
by j.mccurdy
The word vendor is of Latin origin which has the
definition of selling one’s business. I treat selling
Street Roots as my business. I take pride in
being a vendor. I feel it is the best job for
I get to meet people of all walks of life. Some
positive. Some negative. However, I respect all.
I’m biased, but I feel Street Roots is the best
Portland paper. I like the fact that the paper
prints of current affairs, and it gives resources
giving people a hand up.
The sales of Street Roots keeps food in my belly
and in my corgi’s belly. Having a little jingle
in my pocket fills me with hope and self-respect.
I want to be
out there
callin’ storms home
calling the lash of the warm wet rain
to the ground
so need to ride
lightning bolts
to dance in this world’s wind
to bend chaos to purpose
let me go play
in the elements
let the earth
hold my soul still
just for a moment
let me celebrate the energy that connects us all
want to ease out of this physical shell
that so limits
us all
just for a moment
i wanna be
a part of all this is
instead of
bound by gravity and concrete reality
VE PLANET.
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