“One of San Francisco’s LGBTQ community’s most beloved ‘characters’ and volunteers”
Larry Petit loved two things--volunteerism and the arts. Each week, he fulfilled at least one volunteer commitment AND attended one to two art exhibitions or artistic performances. In our community, Larry was known for always wearing either pink or purple shirts. But, on the day of the Bodyscapes Age, Survive and Thrive art exhibition opening event, he walked into the gallery dressed sharp! When questioned about this dramatic change to his personal style, he responded “I reserve an all black look for special artistic occasions.”
Larry’s poem below shares the all-to-common pain among people aging with HIV.
Here is a link to an article written about Larry in A&U magazine.
Larry Petit, Depression, 2017It’s the depressionBut not the Great DepressionInane, disorganizedA road to nowhereUnsupervisedand unproductive in any wayMe, the victimat the bottom of the pitThe angel of the pit
