Homeless in Richmond VA

The week Pastel orange colors warmed up the clouds as the sun rose on Monday announcing the start of another week of routine. The air is crisp heralding the beging of the Christmas on slot of churches, charity’s, & individuals start thier annual Christmas season of giving. A romantic notion, much like the paintings of…

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I’m getting ready for the mayor’s advisory committee…. The cold wind winter’s through the streets of Richmond as the silent majorty rolls quietly to thier respective jobs. Outside, are many uninvited homeless, waiting in line for shelter, standing on streets begging for the days meal or enough for a single night’s stay in a hotel.…

Unholyest of season’s… Before the sun rises at 6 am we are woken up and told we have one hour to vacate the shelter. I walked to my spot to start my ritual in hope and disappointment  As I  sat there on the boulevard watching the dark silence of people walking to the bus stops.…

Holidays Well, it’s getting cold & the Holidays are upon us. All of us …yes even the homeless. I have to admit for personal reasons I have found this time of year to be a melancholy and solem time for me. But, the mayor, (aka Ronda Sneed), made be reflective about the past year and…

Well, I hope you had a pleasant weekend so far. As for the house thus is acase where there are two sides to any story. I will try my best to give you a fair account of it all.  So….sigh…  Originally,  when I  was picked up from Terry she needed someone to baby sit her…

So….. yesterday,  I was panhandling at my regular spot and somthing of a miracle happened. An old friend of mine drove past as said that she would take me to lunch. Then kept on driving to where she had to go. Naturally,  I rolled my eyes, and begrudgingly nodded my head in acknowledgement. Admittedly,  I…

Homeless hope list. Will I eat today?I don’t know.Will I have running waterI don’t knowWill I take a showerNo.Will I have clean clothes.I don’t know.Will it rainI don’t know.Will I be able to use a bathroom?there are none for our kind.I don’t know.Will my sleeping bag be stolen ?I don’t know.Will I find a safe…

On empty I find myself in a melancholy frame of mind. Trying to figure out the why. The how part I already know. The majority of the homeless have given up on the how and the why and survive with “is”. For example I have witnessed two others whome I know get thier housing vouchers.…

It’s a Monday I went to the post office to get my mail. Much to my dismay I got a letter saying that I have been declined for Medicaid. Given that I have had 4 cardiac events so far, that letter reads like a death sentence to me. Melodramatic of me I know but, as…