Thoughts of a Homeless Mother

Homeless? Not me. I have my wires and my twigs and a place to go. Uncle Joe is allowing us in For a time. Until Little Guy throws one of his famous fits If I had a few more bucks we could take the bus to Arizona. It's warm there. Just a couple of dollars more please. Homeless? Maybe temporarily but this bridge is warm. My babies think it is an adventure. I told them we are camping out. Who are you? Who sent you? No you CANNOT take my CHILDREN! I’ll get you back, kids, I always do, right? Be good. Be safe. You’ll have a warm bed tonight. I’ll be okay. I’ll put my mattress closer to Mads. Mads and I will keep each other warm. Mads, I have to pretend. If I just had another dollar or two, I'd be out of here. No money at all? That's okay. Your friendship is enough. I hate you Mads! I hate the government! Coming down and snatching my kids. This is ridiculous! They thought we were camping out. You want a picture? For the paper? What is your thesis about? What are you trying to prove? Of course I’m educated. Get out of here college girl. I'll kick your ass. Can I help it that shelters have all those silly rules about biting and kicking? If you had my life you would get it. I had six brothers. They all used to beat me up. I was a scrapper; it is my way. You are only a paycheck mistake away from being me, ma’am. A picture. Of my tushy maybe. My bare tushy. Get along with you! There is nothing to see.