timeline-it was all over at the age of 16

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10458
United States
40° 51' 43.8444" N, 73° 53' 9.636" W

at the age of 1
his father beats his mother like a pinata
in front of his face

at the age of 2
mom has no control over him
he was taken away from the city

at the age of 3
his 1st words were fuck you

at the age of 4
mom reclaimed him

at the age of 5
1st day of school
1st day , he was already suspended

at the age of 6
got left back for not spelling the word cat
he knew how to say it
he spelled it as KAT

at the age of 7
mom still didn't have control of him

at the age of 8
he was taken away from the city
once again
was placed in foster care
therefore, he is just a number

at the age of 9
already hitting the streets
part of whole drug cartel

at the age of 10
loosely involve with gang members

at the age of 11
it became official
he became an authentic gang member
to him, that was his family

at the age of 12
1st time locked for owning a gun
that same year, he learned about his father was shot and killed
few months later
they let him go

at the age of 13
learned his mother strung out on drugs
from what he was told
her body was sold
cheaper than a date to white castle

at the age of 14
he shot at a rival gang member
in front of the bodega
on a dirt bike
what he didn't knew was that an 8 yr old was hit in the head
died instantly

at the age of 15
karma came back
when he was shot in the face
by another rival gang of a different block
live by the gun, die by the gun

at the age of 16
this was one year later
nobody visited him
nobody wore black
all that was remember
body being carried by a Hearst
to only be bury in a grave
under the hot sun
carcass turned to into shrivel of burned up ashes

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Comments

riverrock23

This is what kids go through when money all that matters. When gettin by without is all you know, when the pressure is so intense. I felt all of this man. Strike me again!

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