Street
(By Garth Williams)
NAME - PHILIP STREET
AGE - 40
OCCUPATION - HOMELESS
MARITAL STATUS - MARRIED BUT SEPARATED. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN. THEY LIVE WITH THEIR MOTHER.
PHILOSOPHY - HELP ME AND I’LL HELP YOU (I PROMISE I WON’T LIE TO YOU).
WHO HAS HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE?
WELL, MY BROTHER. BAD INFLUENCE. WHEN THE COMPANY I WORKED FOR IN THE US WENT BANKRUPT, I LOST MY JOB. MY BROTHER HAD MOVED FROM AMERICA TO ENGLAND, AND HE WAS THE ONE WHO SAID IF YOU COME TO ENGLAND, YOU’LL GET BACK ON YOUR FEET, GET A GOOD JOB. SO MUCH FOR THAT. NOW I’M ON THE STREETS HALFWAY ACROSS THE WORLD.
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN FIVE YEARS’ TIME?
I’D SEE MYSELF BACK IN AMERICA, WITH MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE, WHO I MISS, AND MY TWO GORGEOUS KIDS. A GORGEOUS BOY AND A GORGEOUS GIRL. I’M SORRY (TEARS UP) BUT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I TALK ABOUT THEM. I MISS THEM SO MUCH. EVERYTHING I DO NOW, I DO BECAUSE I WANT TO GET BACK TO AMERICA, BACK TO MY FAMILY.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED?
A GOOD MAN. WHO DOESN’T LIE. WHO DOESN’T STEAL. AND A GOOD HUSBAND AND A LOVING FATHER.
AGE - 40
OCCUPATION - HOMELESS
MARITAL STATUS - MARRIED BUT SEPARATED. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN. THEY LIVE WITH THEIR MOTHER.
PHILOSOPHY - HELP ME AND I’LL HELP YOU (I PROMISE I WON’T LIE TO YOU).
WHO HAS HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE?
WELL, MY BROTHER. BAD INFLUENCE. WHEN THE COMPANY I WORKED FOR IN THE US WENT BANKRUPT, I LOST MY JOB. MY BROTHER HAD MOVED FROM AMERICA TO ENGLAND, AND HE WAS THE ONE WHO SAID IF YOU COME TO ENGLAND, YOU’LL GET BACK ON YOUR FEET, GET A GOOD JOB. SO MUCH FOR THAT. NOW I’M ON THE STREETS HALFWAY ACROSS THE WORLD.
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN FIVE YEARS’ TIME?
I’D SEE MYSELF BACK IN AMERICA, WITH MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE, WHO I MISS, AND MY TWO GORGEOUS KIDS. A GORGEOUS BOY AND A GORGEOUS GIRL. I’M SORRY (TEARS UP) BUT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I TALK ABOUT THEM. I MISS THEM SO MUCH. EVERYTHING I DO NOW, I DO BECAUSE I WANT TO GET BACK TO AMERICA, BACK TO MY FAMILY.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED?
A GOOD MAN. WHO DOESN’T LIE. WHO DOESN’T STEAL. AND A GOOD HUSBAND AND A LOVING FATHER.