“Homeless,” by Ylli Haruni Not sure how I came up with the idea for a playlist on homelessness. Oh, yes, I do. After hearing Johnny Flynn’s song, “The Box.” He was the seed from which the playlist grew. Homelessness is real. It’s in your face every time you go out into a city street or…
Tag: homelessness
#FF — Almost Like Home
PHOTO PROMPT©Dale Rogerson Almost Like Home I creep from the unruly lot just before dawn and return just past dusk. I’ve been squatting in the space that’s been boarded-up and taped-off since my pal, Minnie, got strangled in there a few years back. I make sure not to disturb the greenery as I come and…
#FF — Tick-tock
PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields Light is dark, dark is light, and the clock is ticking. Seasons flip. Flood, fire, disease, greed, and war reign. Tick-tock. Tick-tock. In the alley, by the vent, I curl within my mountain of bin-pick clothes, warm enough to sleep despite single-digit temperatures. You would think a wretch like me…
