My Father Was Never Meant to Be Homeless
By Pamela, The Phoenix Coach
I used to think the system failed my father.
Now I know—it targeted him.
Because a man with rich soil in his hands, pomegranate trees in his backyard, and a grandmother who dug up amethyst from the ground was never supposed to sleep on concrete.
π³ He Came From Fruit, Not Famine
My father was a gardener.
Not the metaphorical kind—but the kind who spoke to the land and made it listen.
He worked full-time. He planted trees that bore fruit every season:
Apples. Pears. Plums. Figs.
We didn’t have stock portfolios—we had sacred soil.
His mother had a well, a garden, and pear trees that fed generations.
They fished every day. They lived off the land—not because they were poor, but because they understood abundance doesn’t always wear a name brand.
π The Dream That Brought the Truth Back
In 2021, I had a dream:
My grandmother was on her knees, digging dirt with her hands.
And what came out of the ground weren’t roots or rocks—
It was amethyst.
Purple crystals. Royal stones.
Buried treasure.
And that’s when Spirit told me:
“Your father didn’t lose everything.
He was stripped.
But the wealth is still buried. And you’re the one who will unearth it.”
π§ What They Don’t Tell You About Generational Theft
They call it poverty.
We call it land that was never appraised correctly.
They call it laziness.
We call it systemic sabotage wrapped in red tape and utility bills.
My father shouldn’t have had to choose between heat and hope.
He shouldn't have gone from garden beds to shelter cots.
He was always too rich in spirit to ever be measured by dollars.
π️ Why I’m Writing This
Because I know I’m not the only one.
I know there are daughters out there carrying shame for something they didn’t create.
I know there are sons wondering why the same soil their father loved never bore fruit again.
My father was never meant to be homeless.
He was meant to teach the world how to grow again.
And now, I honor him with every seed I plant—
In my business.
In my spirit.
In this story.
π¬ Reflection Prompt for Readers:
Has someone in your family been mislabeled by society—when you know their roots tell a richer story?
π️ Comment below. Let’s reclaim their names together.
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