Hello beautiful people,
I’m Michael from Jamaica. I just returned to Street Sense a few weeks ago. I sold and wrote in the Street Sense paper once a month. I remember Street Semse opening a lot of doors for me. I had my own place for 11 years, then everything changed.
I use to drive a crabtruck from Maryland to New Orleans. I delivered crabs and shrimp. It’s been three years now, but on the way back from New Orleans we stopped in Virginia because I was very sleepy. So I switched to let the other guy drive. So we gassed up and I jumped in the passenger seat and went to sleep. Fifteen minutes later I woke up to the truck going into flip mode and the truck flipped three times. Let me tell you, all that happened was my finger was cut open but I got it stitched at the hospital. So I had to go to theapy for nine months and I ended up losing my place and becoming homeless again.
Let me tell you being homeless is the worst feeling. I can’t explain to you guys how I feel everyday you have to be strong out here to survive. I have a 13-year-old son and I’m trying to get back in his life. I have not seen my son in two years, now. As a man it hurts me so much that I can’t be in his life. I made a lot of dumb mistakes when I was growing up. Getting locked up a lot. Now, when I try to get a regular job nobody will give me a chance. So thank God for Street Sense, they are giving me a chance to let people know my status so I can get some help and work on being in my son’s life.
