I Had a Name Once
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Barry Griffiths, Communities Officer at Jimmy’s Homeless Shelter on East Road reveals to us his own story of how he once became homeless, and how it felt to become faceless and nameless, a body on a bench. I had a name once I sat on a bench, home was memory past I don’t know what happened, it was all so fast One moment I was Barry, a person that I got Now I am one of that homeless lot Faceless, nameless but still alive it seemed But not worthy of a hello it was deemed People walk by my bench without a care One moment I was Barry, now I’m not there Turned into a number overnight No conversation, no place, limited rights Just someone alone on a bench, cold and afraid One moment I was Barry, now a burden, mislaid Ensuite, four beds, home, had it all you know Now here on a bench, with nowhere to go How do I explain how I got to this place One moment I was Barry, now I am not even a face Whilst sitting on the street, I picture all I have lost Not just items and things, but the emotional cost Where do I go to recover from this state I’m in One moment I was Barry, now wondering where to begin Where do I belong, what use am I now What’s my purpose, what does my future allow I need to find my place again, not be a weight to carry I had a name once, in fact I’m still Barry
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