The transitional program at the Pine Street Inn

November 10, 2014

I was forced to leave it last year; I was told that I had an obsession with Wet Floor signs and coughing.

The transitional program means a permanent bed and not having to do the Emergency bed lottery any more.  It also allows its guests to stay indoors during the day if they need to.  You get a bureau next to your bed, with a lock, a shelf in the kitchen cabinet and a place for your own food.  It is much less stressful than the Emergency beds and the lobby.

You're allowed to apply again to be in the transitional program after a while; you then have to prove that you have solved the problems that made you leave the program before.

How can I solve the problem of being bullied and lied about?  I'm not the one with the problem; I am the target of the people who have the problem.

Months ago, I applied to the program again.  I can see that the program is interviewing and accepting other applicants; their names are on letters that are on the bulletin board behind the front desk.  

I'm sure that the director of the program isn't going to address one of those letters to me.

I am persecuted everywhere and all the time.  I can't stop it, and the people who are doing it don't seem to want to stop it.

Copyright L. Kochman, November 10, 2014 @ 4:54 p.m.