By Alfonso Manzo
17 – got my own house
16 – back on probation
15 – homicidal thoughts
14 – paying my own bills
13 – saw my mother pass away in front of my eyes. She was the coldest thing I’ve ever touched
12 – f—all of y’all. My twin brothers are doing 14-to-life
11 – woke up in Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall every morning for 10 months
10 – sold my first pound
9 – my cousin died in my arms, his head blown off
8 – my uncle dead in front of my house for wearing the wrong color
7 – got jumped. Almost lost my vision
6 – my first drive-by. A 22 mm. in my hand. Bang. Bang. We’re Crenshaw Mafia.
5 – gun to my head. Click. Jammed gun
4 – been a target all my life because of my dad
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1
– just another rich crack baby
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