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Street Roots • July 20-26, 2018 Street Poetry Page 14 Shapes In The Clouds (Living With Fibromyalgia) Untitled by Doug Hamilton by Brent Zapushek It seems there is a civil war A brewin’ I don’t know if it will do any Improvin’ It seems to do a lot of Hurtin’ Which the news loves to be Showin’ Maybe what we are really Needin’ Is a lot more Lovin’ And a lot more Listenin’ So we can stop all this Hatin’ And be a lot more Open... Alone in this pain, as I live my life. No one can see. How I feel inside. I can’t move like the wind now. But I am still strong. What’s wrong lives within me. I am in here all along. Inside I am writhing. All filled up with pain. I can’t sleep all night. I am going insane. No I can’t go anymore. To a place with no pain. Still parts inside me. Love to walk in the rain. All I can think of. When it gets too much. Is dying and ending. I am sore to the touch. I love to walk in the dark. Maybe some time hold hands. Some timé while there’s time. Maybe walk in the sand. I feel much colder. Or warmer than you. There is no control. What my body must do. I would love to go hiking. Maybe ride a trail. Soon I won’t be able. My legs they will fail. My mind doesn’t work. Like I thought it would be. This thing takes my thoughts. And my memories from me. So you see I am scared now. Like never before. And that’s not all. My legs don’t work anymore. Then I will hope that. Then someone will take. Me out to a field. Then help me lay. Maybe lay down beside me. As I say out loud. Hey look it’s an Angel. All the shapes in the clouds. I did run and climb. Man I rode so fast. One time I did 50. Kids in cars saw me pass. fk Bottle SISTERS OF THE ROAD BBS MEAL COUPONS $2.00 / EACH A Loving way to respond to panhandling! Meat Coupons can be used at Sisters of the Road for a healthy meat and a drink. Give someone a meal, start a conversation, and maybe make a new friend. Iff 11 r 1 1-F-fl m ’ I I ■ I r I fl www.sistersoftheroad.org 133 NW Sixth Avenue, PDX 97209 info#sistersoftheroad.org (503)222-5694 L A U G H IN G P L A N E T .C O M
