HOMELESS – FEELINGS
WALKING THE STREETS SITTING ON A CURB SLEEPING ON A BENCH IN MY TENT UNDER A TARP A BRIDGE ABOVE MY HEAD FEELING THE PAIN EYES ON ME STARING AT MY WHOLE SENCING THEIR THOUGHTS HIDE MY FACE LOOK THE OTHER WAY TURN THE OTHER CHEEK FEELING THE PAIN LISTENING TO COMMENTS EXPRESSING THEIR HATE […]
SHOTGUN APPROACH TO ENDING HOMELESSNESS
I’ve been researching and writing about homelessness for five years. I’ve learned that homelessness in America has existed for hundreds of years. The modern day crisis began in the 1980s driven by gentrification, deinstitutionalization, economic downturns, and budget cuts. While historic forms of homelessness were often temporary or tied to specific economic events (wars, Great […]