Mia says, “I don’t want
to be a shoplifting piece of crap.”
She tells me, “I used to be a real person.
I had a job, two cars,
and a savings account.
Addiction took that all away. “
Mia is homeless, pregnant,
and hooked in the back
of the prowler on theft charges.
She’s shy of $800 in cosmetics
from a high end store.
Mia says she steals 1–2 times a week.
Her on again, off again, boyfriend gives her a list.
She says, “I don’t want to steal,
but my ex will hurt me: bruise my eyes, face.”
She doesn't like getting her "ass beat."
Mia says she uses everyday.
It helps her keep awake, so no one
will attack her or steal
from her when asleep on the street.
She says, “I don’t want to feel high,
feel out of control. I'm tired of being
a victim of my situation."
