Naleighna Kai's Literary Cafe Magazine January 2018 New Year, New You | Page 8

Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair . . .
J. L. Woodson
I
used to be the guy that wanted a
life that was like the movies. You
know, a Big city scene, hanging
with friends, going to the bar after
work to have a drink with said
friends, talking about people that
we work with, meeting up on the
weekends to watch a game, or play
video games, meeting a woman,
falling in love, getting married,
having children, going through a
climactic problem, everything is
resolved at the end.
P
roblem with that is: movies are
1-2 hours long. So everything is
sped up, and life has a lot of climatic
problems, and living in the big city
isn’t necessarily all that, hence this
effing weather. (Chicago’s is under
zero as I type this). And when the
said friend that you would hang
out with is all the way in South
Carolina (where a mere one inch
of snow can bring the State to its
knees), that’s another issue. But
I’m grateful for some of the things
that have happened. I guess I need
to be patient because this is a long
ass movie. Thankfully, I have some
good people walking on and off the
screen that is my life.
S
o, who’s bringing the popcorn?
Oh, and a pop. I love Pepsi.
J. L. Woodson is an award-winning author of The Things I Could Tell You! and the critically ac-
claimed novel: Super Woman’s Child: Son of a Single Mother which was NAACP Image Award
nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Currently, he is a graphic designer, website develo-
per, and brand manager for a host of clients. www.woodsonstudio.com
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