Nobody Deserves This

Alhassan “EL” Abdulfattaah

Just was working and relaxing with my lady in the sheets.

Friday's here

Coming from

Harlem to the Bronx was a big relief…

Finally home now spoke to a friend on the phone

Asked him if he wanna play video games and cheef

His response, “Best believe!”

Now I’m out in the cold. Way to the store

Gotta pick up the dutch papers or bambo. Crossing the street..walking on the sidewalk 

A car approached beside me

I looked at dude, and the dude stared back

...car parks I’m still walking continuing to the lobby

..3 secs after that phone is in hand. Bout make the call for the door 3 shots go off

...thought to myself this couldn't be a gunshot

...RIGHT in my back and in the spinal cord

As I turn to see who? My body hit the floor

Raising my head and neck seeing the barrel with gunsmoke

Shooter standing 2 feet away from me.

Let off another 3 more…

(Boom,boom,boom)

Phone blew up in hand no one to call

Lady holding my bloody hand praying don’t know her from a hole in a wall

MTA man making The 911 call

Saying to myself, “It's not my time yet I still got more to see”

Ambulance arrive putting me on the stretcher

Seeing all the eyes and stares didn’t make it no better

Went to the hospital, friend came to visit

Told him, “Look at my life now and see how I’m living”