Thursday, December 11, 2014

HE RAPED ME; HE TOOK $199 OF MY FOOD; I JUST WANTED A PEANUT BUTTER & JAM SANDWICH, AND SHE CAME BACK WITH A TON OF GROCERIES--I JUST WANTED TO SHARE YOUR SLEEPING SPACE FOR THE NIGHT, THE FOOD IS STILL UNDER THE BRIDGE . . . YOU NEED YOUR MEDS, WE ARE CALLING THE PARAMEDICS, TO TAKE YOUR VITAL SIGNS; YOU ARE ACCUSING PEOPLE OF STUFF, YOUR DRUNK . . . NO, I AM NOT! DIALOGUE OF A HOMELESS WOMAN, AT THE SOUP KITCHEN, YESTERDAY FOR BREAKFAST. THE SIGN ABOVE ME SAID, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, THE ONE IN FRONT OF ME, WELCOME IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, THE CROSS OVER THE "EXIT" SIGN AND THE PICTURE OF CHRIST, WITH A CROWN OF THORNS, BOWING HIS HEAD . . . I TRIED TO HURRY AND EAT, TO GET OUT TO THE AMBULANCE, AND TELL THEM TO DO A RAPE KIT ON THE WOMAN, BUT THERE WERE NO LIGHTS, NO SIREN, AND SHE JUST DISAPPEARED INTO THE NIGHT. A MISSOULA CITY CREATION, THE NEW POVERELLO CENTER, A ROUGHLY $5 MILLION BUILDING, IS OPENING FOR TOURS TOMORROW, FRIDAY, BETWEEN NOON AND 2 O'CLOCK, PUBLIC WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND, MAYOR, GOVERNOR WILL BE THERE, AND YOU CAN GET A CUP OF SOUP AND BREAD FOR REFRESHMENTS, FOR TRADITION SAKE, NEW GREEN BUILDING ON BROADWAY. I WOULD SAY YOU CAN JUDGE A CITY BY THE WAY THEY TREAT THEIR CHILDREN, THEIR ELDERLY AND THEIR HOMELESS! MISSOULA DOES A WONDERFUL JOB, IS WORLD RENOWN, I HAVE HEARD IN CIRCLES, FOR THEIR GREAT MEALS, AND KIND TREATMENT, TURNING NOBODY AWAY, WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW A CERTAIN POINT . . . WITH A SOMEWHAT CHECKERED PAST, STARTED TO SERVE THE RAILROAD PERSONNEL, THEN BECAME A PLACE, POSSIBLY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO POPPED THE TRAINS AND LANDED IN MISSOULA, THEN A SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS, EVEN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH BOUGHT THE OLD HOME, AND NUNS TRIED TO RULE THIS MOTLEY CREW! I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SEEN THAT! LOL! RUN ON PRIVATE DONATIONS, I HAVE SEEN LOCAL STORE OWNERS LEAVE 200 PAIR OF NEW RUNNING SHOES, MAKING THE WHOLE CREW LOOK AND FEEL BETTER, WITH FOOD DONATED FROM LOCAL GROCERY STORES, BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE IS RUN, OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER, GIVING THE POV THE GOOD STUFF, YOU KNOW THE FRUITS, VEGGIES AND HEALTHY STUFF, THAT MANY PAYING FOR THE GROCERIES, DON'T BOTHER TO EAT, PLUS A TRUCK LOAD OF COOKIES, CAKES, AND ICE CREAM, YUM . . . A GREAT WAY TO NOT WASTE FOOD, RECYCLILNG IT, AND PUTTING IT GOOD USE, BEING ONE STOP BEFORE GOING TO THE PIGS OR THE GARBAGE! I HAVE EATEN AMAZING STUFF FROM THAT OLD KITCHEN, CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THE NEW ONE WILL BRING, DEFINITELY BETTER THAN AN ATTORNEY LIKE MYSELF, CAN COOK, NOT HAVING COOKED SINCE 1989, THE YEAR BEFORE LAW SCHOOL . . . THE RICH AND FAMOUS HAVE FREQUENTED THE PLACE, ROCK STARS HANG, OLD ROADIES FOR BANDS LIKE VAN HALLEN, JOURNEY AND SUCH, ADD A MUSICAL HISTORY TO THE PLACE, MOVIE STARS, POLITICIANS AND OTHERS HAVE STOPPED BY; POLITICAL THEORIES, DEBATES, AND TOPICS RUN FAST AND FREE EACH MORNING AS ABOUT 20 COPIES OF THE MISSOULIAN NEWSPAPER ARRIVE, DEVOURED BY THE HUNDRED OR SO, WHO LODGED THEIR THE NIGHT BEFORE, MANY SEARCHING THE WANT ADS FOR JOBS, APARTMENTS, ETC., CARING LITTLE FOR POLITICS. SYMPATHY FOR STORIES OF WOE, LOST LOVES, WAR TORN LIVES, FAMILY AND JOB DISAPPOINTMENTS ARE OFTEN THE ORDER OF THE DAY, FOLLOWED BY WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, ENLIGHTENMENT, AND EVEN JOY, WITH TALES OF SUCCESSES, NEW LOVES, SOME FOUND AT THE POV, A MARRIAGE LAST WEEK, AND SECOND CHANCES FOR ALL . . . NOW IF WE CAN GET THE 2015 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, ONE LEGISLATOR, TO SPONSOR, TO FIND IT IN THEIR HEART, SOUL, AND PRESENT A BILL TO PASS AN EXPUNGMENT STATUTE, OR RECORD CLEARING LAW, SO THE HOMELESS CAN GET JOBS, APARTMENTS, AND MOVE ON WITH THEIR LIVES, ALL WOULD BE GOOD, HERE IN THE BITTERROOT VALLEY (THE STATE, TOO, IN FACT) . . . AT LEAST I THINK THAT IS WHAT THEY WOULD REFER TO THIS PLACE AS, IF NOT, THE AMAZING CITY OF MISSOULA! THANKS! I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE CIA SAVING LIVES, BUT THE POVERELLO CENTER DOES, FOR SURE . . .

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