The City Connection Magazine December 2014 | Page 17

When I got back out here, I was like damn, you
like the waves right there in that ocean. You
come out hard and then settle into the sand,
you feel free again. It takes time. When a lot of
brothers come home, give them some time. Work
with them. Some of them gonna be off a little bit.
They've been in jail a long time, so they gonna
be off a lil bit, but they catch up with the right
support and understanding. Don't be so hard
on them. Give them a chance. They're stuck a lil
bit. Help them, like that wave in the ocean. Help
them ease their way back into society. Help them
get a smooth course back into society so they can
be adapted to what's going on. If not, this is why
so many going back with this structure in
When I got back out here, I was like damn, you
like the waves right there in that ocean. You come
out hard and then settle into the sand, you feel free
again. It takes time. When a lot of brothers come
home, give them some time. Work with them.
Some of them gonna be off a little bit. They've been
in jail a long time, so they gonna be off a lil bit, but
they catch up with the right support and understanding. Don't be so hard on them. Give them a
chance. They're stuck a lil bit. Help them, like that
wave in the ocean. Help them ease their way back
into society. Help them get a smooth course back
into society so they can be adapted to what's going
on. If not, this is why so many going back with this
structure in their mind, when they don’t have to do
that.

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