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Julia Posted 4 years, 8 months ago.   Favorite
Swervo - You're the only one that knows da'Kid is my lil nigga, and when we first me you n the courts, I thought you wasn't into us lil niggaz, feel me?

Parallaxboi - So you about to be all up in the spot? Do your cellie know? Chally Boy?

Swervo - Yo're the first nigga in 15 years that my cellie begged me to tell you about us, but too shy to get at you, so , it looks like nature is doing it's thang already.

Parallaxboi - That sounds like a foursome now, so tell your cellie Young Chally Boy that I said, sup? and I'm cool with letting nature work this out.

da'Kid - He so cute, I wanna see y'all kiss
(all 3 LOL)
Parallaxboi - Who?

da'Kid - Chally Boy, lets bounce, see you tomorrow, gotta read.

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Julia Posted 4 years, 8 months ago.   Favorite
Popz: Yeah, I'll hit chu soooo hard, it will make you swallow one of yo knees (crowd reupts LOL)

daKid: Yo, Plax, whatch this, Hey, Popz, whats your opinion about gay people?

Popz: Aint nobody should have no problem wit no homonosectiona

daKid: a what? Homosexual?

Popz: dats What I said aint it? homonosectionalz (crowd LOL)

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Popz - See, dey peepus just like everybody else

da'Kid - People?

Popz - Yeah, Peepus, correct me again and see what happen, now, I'm sayin, it ain't nobodys bidness, cept fo when folks in da hospital, or the marriage thang, and to be able to have housin and what not, its wrong to be denied, and I grew up understanding what discrimination duzz to peepus, on da inside, so why do we want to make them feel that kind of terrible? Y'all listenin?

(crowd agreeing)

Popz - All hatred come from da same source, Hitler, Bill Conner, Daryl Gates, and Race folks, no difference, I don't allow it around me, now, look at that white boy over there, Yall, now, what kind of foolz would we be to kick his ass out here just cause he white?

Parallaxboi - Real talk,

Popz - Baazactly.

da'Kid - Exactly?

Popz - See, now, Yall Youngstaz is on to somethin, yall don't care bout all that mess, it don't matter to yall until disrespect come to play, yall wit me? (crowd: yes)

Popz - What homonosectional mean you harm? See, Swervo cut everybody hair, because that's his craft, so what is yo craft? Some of all cook, do you only cook for straight peepus? Y'all play sports, and rap and shit, do yo mind if the homonosectionalz think yo flowz is tight? Hell, gay peepus money ain't digital? Oh, okay, I see, Parallaxboi, okay I didn't get that befo, see now you're teachin, y'all gotz ta keep teachin folk, and ain't nothin wrong wit laughin at yourself, and with others, thats how me and Eric survived all this, all these years, teachin, and good energy.

da'Kid - I know you got to go, but you need anything? Can we bring you something next yard? Name it.

Popz - You and Swervo, and all y'all younginz and Parallaxboi, all I need from y'all is baazactly what chall been doing, comin by, checkin in, stayin in dem books, write cho own shit, docuseries your own experience, debate, VENT, create your own version of change, Swervo got you younginz out here all cut up nice, yes, it starts with yo presentation, and being present, that's what I need, it's what we all need, see y'all tomorrow now...

(crowd applauds, universal pound/hugz)

As the crowd slowly drifts away in separate directions, walking chatter...

Parallaxboi: Kid, Swervo, good lookin out, so earlier, on our way out here da'Kid was mentioning something about a threesome between all of us?
(dead silence) (LOL)
(Swervo look at da'Kid)
Swervo - I know you didn't...
da'Kid - I ain't told this nigga shit, only about me tho, we cellies, soooo, it's only right, feel me?

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Julia Posted 4 years, 8 months ago.   Favorite
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No Place To Land (3)

After 21 days, Prison Officials allowed for all inmates who tested positive for COVID-19 virus, and who are recovered, and those who continue to test negative, to go out to the prisons exercise yards together.

There is an obvious attempt by all inmates to avoid talking about the deaths, the hospitalized very ill, and alterations cancellations of all programs, as it is simply valuable to see eachother again, feel the sun, and locate laughter.

As Parallaxboi and daKid walk towards the exercise yard, daKid is the first to notice a fast approaching servo, beaming with a smile.

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ACT 6.

daKid: (LOL), Here comes your boy crush

Paralaxboi: Swervo, sup. (all 3 universal Pound & Hug)

Servo: Y'all with me today, Popz already on one, cant wait for you to meet him.

Paralaxboi: Popz?

daKid: Every prison yard gotta old nigga named Popz, you gon love Popz, He's like an older you, but Waaay funnier.

Swervo: Hey Popz, they finally let us out here after quarantine.

Popz: my man Swerv, Kid, come here youngin give an old fella some dap, you still in them books? Better Be.

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Swervo: Popz, Meet Paralaxboi, He just rolled up here.

Popz: Okaaay, Parallax? Like you already.

daKid: You know what that is?

Popz: If dont nobody else know, you know I do, I was in da wawh.

daKid: You was in the War? What war? You aint never said nothing about no war, and what do . . . .

Popz: The Wawh in da streets in the 1960's & 70's, I was a sniper in the Wawh, we made all Thew News Headlines at that time, "Nego Sniper Negro, Snipers on da Roof.

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Swervo: Oh, is that why the older brother call you sniper?

Popz: Nawh, that's why the white Pigs call me Nigga (everybody LOL)

Popz: Nawhh, but yeah, thats where my name come from, Me and old Eric been in here ever since the Wawh.

daKid: But we never see yall together.

Popz: There he go, Eric, hey Man, dont make me come cross this yard on yo ass now. (Popz and Eric yelling at distance)

Eric: I double dog dare you, hit cho ass in to pacemaker

(crowd LOL)

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Popz: Dont make me come out of retirement, hit cho ass in the back of da head so hard, all these younginz will be able to read your mind scrolling across yo fo-head (crowd LOL)

Eeric: Love you to, good to see you spending time with them youngstzz, need anything you know where I am, alright now . . . .

Popz: We'll catch up, send mine to the worth now, alright now.

Parallaxboi: Saw you square off, there for a minute.

Popz: Year whatch out now youngstz, I been working on a new punch.

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(crowd LOL)

Swervo: What tha Hell?

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Julia Posted 4 years, 8 months ago.   Favorite
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Eric: Stop clippers
(crowd murmering)
Eric looking over at Parallaxboi saying:

Eric: See, they dont know, but I know who you are, Gertrude's yo Mama, now, for Swervo, in the Key of His clippers, like Pac told Danny Boi; "Do yo Thang son."
(Chally Boy restarts hair trimmer as Parallaxboi sings, "I wont Complain".

Parallax boi:

I've had some good days
I've had some hills to climb
I've had some wearing days, and some sleepless nights
but You see when I take a look around
and, I think things over
all of my good days, outwiegh my bad days
I wont complain
(local Riffing)
cause you see He's been good to me
He's been so good to me-God's been so good, To Me,
When I look around, and I think things over
all of My good days, out,weigh my bad days
I won't complain.....

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(crowd goes to nuclear applause)

Eric: Popz, you got this?

Popz: Now dont I look good, LOL
(crowd LOL, drying tears)

Popz: You see, these are lessons, until somebody kills this fuckin virus, ain't nobody exempt, we got to wash our hands, wear our mask and give each other 6feet, even though Swervo was the cleanest peepus we know'd up in here, he had upparespatory issooooz, and He didn't leave us, He was taken, and now we gotz to hold each other up, Swearvo held us all up, He took pride in keeping are headz right, never charged a cent, and Challyboy's work here proves that we are all eachothers student and teacher. Look at Swervo now, got Whites, Mexicans and Asians, Straights and Gays, and all sortz of Black folk ova here wit da uso's. ( crowd yelling,"you know")

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Popz: Somebody get a card out cho head, pass it round, we all gon sign it and rush it out to His Family, can we do that Chally Boy? Im'ull check in on yall Chally, make sure you alright.

Chally Boy: Thanks Popz, Eric, all yall, its going to take me a minute to get the hang of this....

Parallaxboi: We got you, I got you, all of us.

Popz: ooooh dat Boy sang dat song didnt He?, aint dat sumpin?....

The End.

Parallaxboi-If a Pandemic can reach inside of a "crowded closet", in prison, and force death, then we can go into a "crowded closet," anywhere, and share humanity by spreading love, care, light and life, as we all fly, we still, need, a place to land.

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Julia Posted 4 years, 8 months ago.   Favorite
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No Place To Land (4)

After a quick shower, da'Kid begins to read out loud AZANDE Press + playlist. @DanielRainey Youtube, on His mobile Pad under the back drop of the "Type Beats" for each Reading.

During Chow Release, da'Kid loses sight of Parallaxboi, and focuses his attention to a head knodding Chally Boy from across the Chow Hall.

As da'Kid gets up to the exit the Chow Hall after eating, He makes eye contact with Chally Boy, motioning for Chally Boy to come to His cell after chow, Chally Boy knods his His head "Yes", while tapping on His wrist watch as a signal for "Later".

This scene begins with da'Kid entering the cell greeting Parallaxboi.

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(Act 7)

da'Kid: Did You see Chally Boy in the Chow Hall?

Parallaxboi: No, I was too caught up telling Swervo to go to the drop in clinic, said his chest was hurting.

da'Kid: I thought we was all recovered form COVID-19 virus, thats why they let us out in small groups right? Ooh snap, didn't he have astma?

Parallaxboi: OK, that makes sense now, what are you checking for at the door?

da'Kid: Here come Chally Boy, Joggers, and no shirt, damn this nigga so fine, why he look mad tho?

(Chally Boy arrives cellfront)

Chally Boy: They keeping Swervo, I mean, They're keeping Swerv

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Parallaxboi: Who the nurse? Drop in?

Chally Boy: No, The Guards Just told me to pack His shit up because They moved Him to the Hospital outside, said it happend fast, even they was surprised, I mean, suuuperrr sick.

da'Kid: You good? Damn man, that COVID shit ain't no joke, Swervo is one of the cleanest people I know...

Chally Boy: His asthma was bothering Him for about a week straight, but I thought He was cool, rescue inhailor had in on point of the yard today.

Parallaxboi: I was just telling da'Kid I saw Him in the Chow Hall having chest pains, so I was like, go to the drop in, and see what the nurses say. We comin out to the yard tomorrow, if you hear anything let us know.

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Chally Boy: Fosho, He supposed to cut Popz hair tomorrow, so I'll bring out His kit.

The next morning durring yard release, Roamin chatter about Swervo dying was everywhere. Everyone waiting for Swervo at the Barber Chair on the yard...
(Act 8):
da'Kid: aay yall, here come Chally Boy.

Chally Boy: Yeah it's true, They told me this morning before Breakfast that my cellie died last night at the Hospital from COVID-19 virus.

Eric: Popz, take your seat, everybody cups up, one time for Chally Boy, yeah, thats right, Chally Boy, in the Spirit of Swervo, Duron Kermel Anderson, show'em what He taught you.

Chally Boy takes the hairclippers, with tears in His eyes, begin to Swerv up Popz head.

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