sonny . 62 years old / denver . colorado
alright... i am over the weather. the rain is drowning my motivation. and it is doing a number on the crowds, too. it rained off and on again today, dying off later in the afternoon.
i walked up the 16th street mall for quite a few blocks, surveying the crowds. i finally came to an alley that i wanted to use. it was home to a doorway of some kind that would have made for a beautiful backdrop for today's photo, but it was quite a ways in the alley and i often feel a little weird asking people to follow me into mysterious and shady places, so it went unused.
an elderly black woman made her way towards me. i saw her from half a block away, so i readied myself to make the ask. she didn't even stop when i started talking to her. she gave me the famous, "i'm not interested" speech, which still sets a fire under me and stings worse than a bee.
shortly after, i saw this older gentleman approaching. as i excused myself and began telling him what i was up to, he came very close to me and looked me intently in the eye. it is rare that people will do so, perhaps because they are so often guarded, but his vulnerability made me comfortable.
sonny had a meeting to get to, but was willing to give me a few minutes. he's part of a national conference for people who work with the down and out. this may have been put on by the denver mission. i think sonny is from washington state, here only for the conference, but i may have misheard him.
he said he was out for a walk to burn off lunch and make room for dinner. he said it to be funny, but kept a straight face, which i happened to enjoy. he asked me why i am doing this project and seemed satisfied with my answer. i wish we had had more time to talk. it is always nice to talk with the people who are actually interested. sonny struck me as a very genuine person, and deeply caring. i hope i am right.
thank you, sonny. it was great running into you today.
alright... i am over the weather. the rain is drowning my motivation. and it is doing a number on the crowds, too. it rained off and on again today, dying off later in the afternoon.
i walked up the 16th street mall for quite a few blocks, surveying the crowds. i finally came to an alley that i wanted to use. it was home to a doorway of some kind that would have made for a beautiful backdrop for today's photo, but it was quite a ways in the alley and i often feel a little weird asking people to follow me into mysterious and shady places, so it went unused.
an elderly black woman made her way towards me. i saw her from half a block away, so i readied myself to make the ask. she didn't even stop when i started talking to her. she gave me the famous, "i'm not interested" speech, which still sets a fire under me and stings worse than a bee.
shortly after, i saw this older gentleman approaching. as i excused myself and began telling him what i was up to, he came very close to me and looked me intently in the eye. it is rare that people will do so, perhaps because they are so often guarded, but his vulnerability made me comfortable.
sonny had a meeting to get to, but was willing to give me a few minutes. he's part of a national conference for people who work with the down and out. this may have been put on by the denver mission. i think sonny is from washington state, here only for the conference, but i may have misheard him.
he said he was out for a walk to burn off lunch and make room for dinner. he said it to be funny, but kept a straight face, which i happened to enjoy. he asked me why i am doing this project and seemed satisfied with my answer. i wish we had had more time to talk. it is always nice to talk with the people who are actually interested. sonny struck me as a very genuine person, and deeply caring. i hope i am right.
thank you, sonny. it was great running into you today.
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