Sunday, November 20, 2005



Beautiful Human
Seventeen, seven months living in the YMCA, following eight years in a Children’s Home – ‘in Care’ it is called.

Ten GCSEs.

Strong with words and opinions.

Lives on ten pounds a week, cosmetics, toiletries, transport, non-YMCA food.

Bitter against all the systems and structures – including the YMCA.

Cannot get a job, she says, because living at the YMCA is a stigma.

Beautiful human .................