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The Immortal Wize

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If you're reading this you're it, get with it stay with it don't quit.

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When I was growing up we were on the county,  we were not in the county about the county around the county "no" we were on the county slash welfare Everyone I knew was on the county family members Neighbors everybody around me was on the on the county,  coming from a strong Churchyard  "religious" background there was always a lot of praying going on every Sunday at Judea Missionary Baptist Church... Reverend WC Tyler presiding,  don't ask me I still don't know what that was all about there was always a lot of hooping and hollering then prayer that followed but when we prayed we didn't pray to be delivered from the county or for a door to open that we would not have to depend on welfare no we didn't, we bowed  our heads closed eyes and said... " Lord please don't let them cut us off of the county" The irony of this is we stayed on the county and never got off of the county, when you are praying what are you saying? I hope it's to...

 

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WarriorCarryingWater says:

That's a profound perspective - nice write. I just bought your book, 'The Poet in the Hat'. Keep doing the damn thing!

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