Throw aways

    I have been living in a shelter for the homeless for the last few weeks and I have a whole new outlook on life.    I never thought of my life or myself for that matter as disposable.  Am I just a throw away?  Someone that no one wants to be bothered with any more?   
When I talk to people who dont live here I try to paint a pretty picture.  I tell them this my chance for a new life, this is my step to starting over and doing life right this time.  I tell people that this place isnt really to bad.  They have classes and resources that I never dreamed about but why do I need those classes and resources?    Am I  just a throw away?  I wasnt the best daughter, I will be the first to admit that but was I that bad, really?  Someone to just toss away like yesterday's newspaper?  I see people everyday who have come from all walks of life, some have had money, some havent.  Some have addiction problems, some  dont.  Some are educated, some arent. We are all different, but we all have one question that we can ask ourselves    Am I just a throw away?    They only people  who trully understand are ones who have lived this life for themselves, in a shelter or on the street.  The ones who arent sure when they will rise above disposable status.  All the psyc classes and social work degrees dont make up for real life experience.  For me there is a light at the end of the tunnel.  I know that my life means something again.  I never have to ask myself again.  Am I just a throw away?