where have you been?

When I first moved to San Francisco, I was unemployed, so I'd roam around the Mission District hitting up the dollar stores and cheap veggie stands to pass the time. Inevitably, I would run into this woman. She's totally cracked-out and Nasty. Thin, gray skin, toothless and long, white stringy hair. She's always acting urgent, like she's in a rush to get somewhere important. She's probably only 35 year old, but with the effects of the drugs, she looks about 77. Imagine a 77 year old woman dressing like she's in her 20s or 30s.

Disconcerting.

From time to time, she gets on my bus and I'm always amazed that she's still alive. She's a train wreck, and of course, disturbing and gnarly as she looks...I can't stop staring. What's her story?

I haven't seen her in months. Perhaps she kicked the lifestyle.