Baynes, Michelle

I started volunteering with homeless families over 15 years ago. I was a realtor and wanted to do something more with my life. I left real estate when offered a job with the children at the shelter. The families at the shelter would tell me about the homeless men and women on the street. They told me about how they needed help too. I asked my boss if I could do street outreach with the single homeless. I continued doing street outreach for most of the next 13 years. I met many people on the street, and watched many die on the street. These poems tell what I saw and experienced. Two years ago I...