the tides will turn

another day

Next morning I was still asleep freezing cold almost half sick. I felt someone hit me with a stick I got up rubbing my side tears falling from my eyes Jerry pull me up by my hair pulling out the barn house he pushes me to the ground making me clean his shoes. I told him I wasn't gonna do it. This made him mad and angry he walked away going to another white man this man was tall Bruce stared at me then punch me in the face dragging me by a tree with my hands tied behind my back. Listen here nigger you don't listen to what your master tell you then I'll teach you some respect around here boy. Becky came running out screaming no daddy stop please stop daddy please I love Michael he's my hero she lied again. Bruce pull me up against the tree holding me there. Jerry walked up wrapping the rope around my neck and this is a lesson to learn with all you black people as he spits in my face. He kicked the bucket away left me hanging there I couldn't breathe was I dying I cried the pain it hurts. Becky walked up with a knife in her hands staring at me saying if you tell anyone I saved your life, Michael, I'll make sure you really die. Tears falling my eyes as my eyes begin to close a little. Just then she cut the rope from around my neck I fell on top of her breathing hard she pulling me back to her house again. As her daddy stood there and rage and anger. He pulls out his gun and shot me in the knees I screamed in pain laying there on the ground hurt. 7 weeks later Becky told me she didn't really love me she was only using me for sex and that she have HIV AIDS. And that she hopes I die.