William recounts a life shaped by brushes with the law, time on the streets, and a search for meaning through faith and work. He describes being jailed for ninety days after pointing an obvious toy gun at a woman in a store — a prank that was caught on camera and could have cost him decades in prison. He admits to a dark sense of humor and explains how he represented himself in court, insisting he had no intent to harm.
He warns of the predatory world that targets young and vulnerable people, especially girls, and argues that homelessness, for all its pain, is sometimes safer than being consumed by the machinery of the streets. He insists that experiencing homelessness gives perspective, reminding people that stability is fragile and that once you’ve seen the shadows, you’ll always notice them. For William, resilience is intertwined with scripture, street wisdom, and the recognition that in the “land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.”
