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Another Loser

I graduated in may of 2005, that next day I went to my cousins house to chill.My cousin lived in a tough area in Atlanta,but it was cool.It was a resturant up the street from his house that night we decided to walk there.On the way out of the gate some guys stopped us and complimented me on lyrics they heard earlier.I shook his hand in a way that can easily be mistaken for a drug transaction.Not two seconds after I parted ways with this guy,three patrol cars came out of nowhere.The officers got out of their cars with their guns drawn.My cousin almost ran,but I grabbed his shirt.They told us and the guys we had spoken with to have a seat on the side walk.”You make me sick all you do is sit on this corner and waste your life” I paid her no attention.”You may as well stay on this corner,you’re never gonna be anything”if only she knew I had got my diploma just yesterday.Even after they let us go the situation messed with my head.It didnt matter that I had my diploma,because in their eyes I was just another loser.

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