Natives Are Restless
By Richard L. Spurgeon
A person sleeping on the streets
for a few nights
to find out what it’s like
to be homeless
would not know anymore
about homelessness
than a homeless person
sleeping for a few nights
in Donald Trump’s office
would know about acquiring
a 100 million dollar
line of credit.
That’s what makes a tourist…
a tourist
and a native…
a native.
Written in 1987
This is just the first of many of Spurgeon’s poems that Two Way Street plans to publish. To accentuate the timelessness of Spurgeon’s poetry, we hope to use Two Way Street as a platform to:
- Share Spurgeon’s institutional knowledge and wisdom which began developing back during the rise of Albuquerque Street News (1990-1999)
- Honor poets and homeless advocates who have dedicated countless hours to elevating marginalized voices in Albuquerque, and other communities around the country
- Connect Albuquerque’s local poetry and homeless advocate communities to bolster both their efforts