Street Roots • June 16-22, 2017
Time Traction
by Shaggy
Poetry
Page 13
Evicted
By Hye Kelly
Through the slippery river of time
Some walk, some run, some fly
We long to remember, and yearn to revive
Those we miss in our lives
In order to maintain direction,
Or perspective through ragged storms
We need to treasure the moments
and the people with which they form
Memories can be sweet as nectar,
But often sour with time
Anxiety over future dreams,
Can lead to destruction or crime
The tears stain her face as she reads the fine print.
She drops her hands in her lap, gazing lifelessly out the window.
The red ink still fresh, staining her fingertips as they run over the letters
spelling out evicted.
Her breathing grows rapidly. Her fists clench the papers tightly. She sees
only red.
The paper is discarded.
The lamp is smashed along with the shattered picture frames, holding
shattered memories.
She screams. She screams for her life.
She yells out for her hard work earning her nothing.
She cries for how she ruined her life.
She wails for all the mistakes leading up to the lowest moment in her life.
The moment you lose everything.
The moment you are erased.
The moment you are evicted.
If we focus on life and those within it,
We’ll see more of the purpose, and fight for the finish.
Last Resort
by Daniel Cox
Logger hearts were in argument over the logistics
The dispute became logy
Where is their logic
Lost in the wind
All that remains is the relics
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