Smoking on purple Ganja, the release of Britney

Griner

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—Lele, you need social programming, some club

or after hour class. You don't talk. You don't answer on time.

You say never mind

when I can't hear you—

​

—Princess, you know these prison phones are real stupid.

​

she say, So, and I ain't no princess.

You don't listen. You got friends

in there?

​

—I don't listen?

​

Yeah,

We toy prize 6 to 8 cereal boxes,

toast our socks before the arctic come

and

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Boy, let me tell you what my momma said:

You think you something. Sitting up

there on your bunk, tree trunk.

What's the rain today, fool? Misty? Ain't

-going-no-where lookin-ass, no money—

you need to wake the heck up!

​

She know Assata, Njinga,

and don't

confess to be an honor

when I'm out there

and I mean—

​

—Black woman strong,

coochie hair an oil spill

when getting out the tub

And it’s always out the tub

when the seagulls choke

on plastic can grates—

​

His name Ray Ray. His name Ray,

got momma spending a hundred a pop

over the weekend.

And I ain't talking car radios.

Remember that song, 'By The Rose'?

​

—I can't hear you.

​

Forget it den. And I ain't your Princess.

​

—Big head, you momma scratch.

She like Eartha Kitt, first cat black lady,

something like that.

​

Forget it den.

​

—Tell me tell me: I ain't gone be mad cuz

your daddy bad!

​

they came over

this weekend sweeping empty

Infamil Cans down the street.

My pretty brown eyes disarmed

rockets in Israel; Auntie Kim

she don't never go to the party

and have fun; she get drunk and turn Bi,

talk about how she hate it in the South.

​

—What about The CPS lady who invaded

Grandma's house

and you had to get all political. Not Biden

but Barack.

​

They looking for my brothers

and sisters whom a politician

bussed to Pence's estate.

​

they killing Talibans and their children's children.

China's Biochemical warfare working, burnt hair in hot combs,

covid codes pressed in weed grains.

My uncle smoke that bat shit.

​

—Stop, cursing. I gotta tell you something and you gotta be smart.

This may affect you in a different way

but she ain't healthy.

 

who?

​

—you know who?

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Boy, I ain't stupid; I know what's going on.