IN YOUR OWN WORDS BACK ON THE STREETS BY REA BROWN, VOICE VENDOR SPRING EQUINOX BY BREEZ, VOICE VENDOR REA BROWN. CREDIT: GILES CLASEN BRIAN AUGUSTINE BELIEVED that there are four basic needs to live: water, food, shelter, and love, which he equated to human contact a handshake or a hug. But I will go further because for some, it’s a drug, a kiss or sexual oneness unifying bliss. Brian mentioned how mankind has few sources from which to get love family, friends, and those special people that win your attraction, and although he spoke of puppy love, I believe even Brian would agree that pets are a source of love for everybody. In other words, there’s no reason for anyone to be without love. I used to wonder why a homeless person would want a pet, but now I think I understand a little how the human heart works. When COVID hit, it was the first time in my life that I ever heard of the animal shelters being empty, which says to me, people who are not used to loneliness normally have a harder time than those that are. So much so, that people from ALL walks of life, for the purpose of mental health, will seek out companionship in isolation. How much more the poor back on the streets with no roof and no door outcast and ignored. ■ ILLUSTRATION BY BREEZ 12 DENVER VOICE March 2023
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