HellzBelleURMostBelovedBlasphemousChild's blog: "Songs...From..."Da Bricks"..."

We've been in this city now for 2 years this August...my son and I...& we haven't lived together since we were separated...he was 17 at the time...living on the streets with his 16 yr old gf...for close ta 6 months...I didnt get to see him on his 18th birthday...we had no cell phones ..I had to take "temporay"  shelter in this city...& he landed in the projects downtown...I am at the other end...My kid learned a whole lotta "stuff"...ya gotta know...to survive here...and he taught me...k???...And we both agreed the other day when I saw him...It's HARD WORK...being poor...& amongst other things...We are all in this hell here together & nobody"wants"to be here...& once your here...It's real hard to get out. One of the most important things we learned...is that we are ALL just people.Human beings.You Give Respect.You Get Respect.Pretty much the law of the land here. There are a few more which I really can't write here,but, some of these songs tell it all. It truly is "An Every Day Struggle" for all of us here. & because we're stuck here together. For the most part, we all TRY, to help each other just survive the day. If ya never lived it, ya have no rite, to talk shit about it. That is a fact. And I hope for your sake, ya never haveta...Cuz darlin's, It ain't easy...I'll be damned...if it is...