The Park Is Mine1985

Mitch:
[Speaking into radio] I don't want to hurt anyone. That's the first thing. I could have, but I didn't... even though there have been several attempts on my life. My name is not important; I'm just a guy. Nobody pays much attention to guys like me. I don't mean just because I'm a vet; I mean because my whole life has been directed by other people... I guess I let them. There's a lot of people like me in this city, who don't feel they have any control over their lives. A few weeks ago I got fed up; I couldn't hold a job, I couldn't put certain things behind me... my wife and I split up and my little boy's... whatever. And then a friend of mine killed himself - he was a vet, a good American, all those things... and when he wasn't useful anymore it was like he didn't exist; it was like he was made out of glass and they just looked right through him, and that boy disappeared. I am staying in this park until nine o'clock Wednesday night - that is Veteran's Day. All I want is for all of you to think about what is going on in your lives and in this city; about how you are treated and how you treat other people. I came here to say that one ordinary man can have some power - right now I matter, right now I make a difference, and I will NOT disappear.