Larry

Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness


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When I walked up on Larry he had all his clothes out drying in the sun. He was extremely nice and wanted to make sure I was comfortable. He rearranged a few items on the grass so I could sit. When everything you own can fit into a medium sized suitcase that bag becomes your life. Looking at life though the eyes of a homeless person everything changes. In Larry’s mind he eats like a millionaire although he is surviving of off food that has been thrown away. Larry has kind of a neat idea. He suggests that the city put little racks next to the trash cans where food, beverages, clothes, or anything valuable could be left for the homeless. A few times Larry talked about his drug use. Living on the streets is horrible and anyone would want to escape reality. I found it interesting that Larry was the second homeless accountant I spoke to that day. Larry speaks a few times about the homeless supporting each other, yet when I lived on the streets I found it to be the exact opposite.

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Permalink | Comments (2) | Nov 3, 2008

  • http://www.asberg.org Jonas Åsberg

    This shows how easy it is for anybody to move through the cracks. It can happen to anybody!

  • Phyllis

    One thing that I see with the homeless population that I’ve come in contact with at the homeless center, is that in many ways it is like a tight knit community. They have some programs which are called “Homeless Helping Homeless”. They even have a scoccer team, that travels to other countries, and plays in a tournament.
    Larry is very well spoken, and I agree with the other post, it is so very easy to fall through the cracks and often takes giant steps to climb back out.