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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (May 26, 2017)
Poetry S tr e e t R o o ts • M ay 2 6 -J u n e 1 ,2 0 1 7 P a g e 13 History Repeats No Title by Douglas "W o o k ie " Mareks by Ron Sanford They say learn from history So it doesn’t repeat Especially the mistakes of the past But do we ever truly listen America means nothing to me Making the world safe for democracy? I see ideologues, empty shells on TV Mods and yuppies stuck on themselves Dressed with symbols of easy wealth I see hoarders and godless drones. The United States is supposed to be A republic, a democracy, but are we? We just read a poem that could have been Rome in the time of Caesar Or England during Queen Victoria and Elizabeth I Or now, right here in the United States All three of those times were known as empires Actors, athletes, mean maggots, oh my! Was the Industrial Revolution so good? Is the unemployment rate so low? Sure. Right. ' Then why don’t we take care of more of our own? Perhaps because we’re slaves to machines? Or shipped all those jobs overseas? Today we are in the middle of the American empire And all of these previous ones fell So I ask this, when is ours going to fall And will it be from outside a third world war Or will it be from inside a second revolution A class revolt, the 99 percent, poor and middle class Against the 1 percent of power brokers, the rich I have to laugh when I walk outside. I see drugs and crime, People carrying all that they own Not LOL (laugh inside) Some deserve it but the ones that don’t make me want to cry The contrast of rich and poor should make me puke but I’m used To seeing it every fricking day, so I keep my feelings deep inside I just know something is going to happen Letter to Self by Aileen McPherson Dear Child, You are only five, the world seems cold but I know you are bold, and will accomplish great goals. While age is grace, at sixteen I know th e re ’s m uch to face Loves, losses, the mysteries of knowledge, finding oneself is a challenge in itself. At forty-two it’s amazing what you’ve been through, ups and downs, Travels all around, a life described with artistic lines, While words flow as rivers to the ocean go. Though you’ve lived through fears that discouraged, it was your strength and resolve that got you here, and I know my friend that your smile and love will sustain you till the end. ACROSS DOUCHNUT CROSSWORD PUZZLE Fermentation agent 1. Have a bite 4. Tree fluid 6. Cake ingredient 7. Three-ply cookie 8. Hook's henchman 9. 12. Ground grain 14. The gift o f __ 16. Tease or ridicule 17. Francis or Kevin? DOW N Affirmative! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8. 10. 11. 13. 15. Type of fritter Analyze or fry Cake ingredient Très Deal Potter's practice Nosh! Late rapper; abbr. __ appétit Dû All Profits to Social Justice Cannabis with Benefits Panacea is a non-dividend, triple-bottom-line company. We commit 100% of profits to affordable housing and social justice. Everyone else is just sellin' weed. Recycle your cannabis money back to the community at Panacea. 6714 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, Oregon • 503-477-5083 www.panaceapdx.com • panacea_pdx Mon-Sat, 10-8, Sun 11 -5
