i heart Portland

stomping on the crunchy leaves

crunching on some greasy life

running through the soaking grass

digesting another life

laughing about love and hope

gruesome cruelty is my dope

it's fun to live clean worry free

perpetual death and t.v.

it's nice to finally live in a city that cares about the state of our world. to live in a place with a legitamate vegetarian community. to be away from the tourist state of mind. my kids will never feel like outsiders here. i'm lucky to have been posed with the opportunity to come here, and appreciate it fully.

my name is erika. i'm 27. which is both older and younger than i would have ever thought it would be. i work at whole foods market surrounded by delicious food all day, and covered in giggles and kisses from my family all night. life is good.