Hood LoveA Story by E.L. GrimesChris was just trying to make it out here on these streets. But when he meets the Bonnie to his Clyde, his life will be changed forever.A.K.A The Lost Episode He was a boy from the hood, growing up in South Central Problems with the L.A. Law were weighing on his mental An All American under the Friday Night Lights Those were the Good Times in Heat Of The Night No time for Family Matters, he was married to the streets A True Blood, he felt like The Last O.G. More than Gang Related, he was deep in The Game He did for the love while most did it for the Fame His name caught the ears of a cop named Columbo Involving some Gunsmoke from over a year ago He got wind of the time he was facing His mom told him about the opportunity he was wasting She said he had the Power to be so much more That just a Top Boy found dead on the floor Or locked up doing life in jail Never to see the light like his boys Keenan & Kel He knew What was Happenin', time to take that ride So he moved to The Chi deep on The Southside To live with his aunt Thea who was all about church She took him in and put his a*s to work She had a Soul Food restaurant with her husband a few blocks away Uncle Bernie was a Mac way back in the day A Proud Family. they had two kids Malcolm and Eddie, who was just coming home from a bid The two clicked off the bat, became thicker than thieves Hanging out after work with this girl named Eve Now Eve had a rep as the neighborhood w***e She was a Teen Mom from the Jersey Shore Her family moved On the Block back in 2003 Since then she had a couple of run ins with Chicago P.D. Other than that, she was cool, like one of the fellas And every weekend they would hang together She came by the spot one Friday night Talking about a kick back the next day up in Lincoln Heights "Instead of being In The House let's make this Saturday Night Live" Eve showed up with a Party Of Five 2 Broke Girls that were always begging Her girl Mary Jane who looked thick in some leggings Her boy Luther who was Half And Half Half man half b***h, but he was good for a laugh And The New Girl, nobody seemed to know her They locked eyes with Eve and they motioned her over "Who's your girl, is she Living Single?" "Is she Married With Children or is she down to mingle?" She grinned and said "you don't need my help" "You wanna make a Love Connection, better ask her yourself" Just then Chris saw his Cousin Skeeter He said "do me a favor, I just got to meet her" Now Chris was never the type to be Insecure Definitely Shameless when it came to the ladies, for sure But something was just special about this girl Like she was Touched By An Angel, sent from Another World She was Bold And Beautiful, Young And Restless Her Twin Peaks just let him breathless She was Black-ish with a hint of Asian At First Take, Queen Sugar looked so amazing Skeeter set it up, he said "it's nice to meet ya" She said "I'm Charmed boo, my name is Moesha" He told her "My Name Is Earl but my friends call me Chris" This was a chance that he just could not miss He said "in this Full House,girl you're all that I see" "I'm Bewitched by your beauty, run it down for me" "Tell me your story and don't be a Pretty Little Liar" She laid it all like she was wearing a Wire "I'm a single mother from Atlanta, where the streets are harder" "And All My Children, they have the same father" Moonlighting as a stripper, she had dreams in Law And Order To provide a better life for her son and her daughter She had Passions for love and hopes of getting married Living in The Boondocks, a Little House On The Prairie In her early Twenties, she lost her Guiding Light When her grandma died of cancer, though she fought The Good Fight That's when she started Breaking Bad, started Wildin' Out Started dating Drug Lords til she almost got caught It was like Euphoria just hearing her speak She put her number in her phone as the party began to cease They parted ways and he hailed a Taxi Back to the crib so he could get some sleep The next morning, he felt like The Walking Dead With the worst hangover, but he couldn't get her out of her head He had to Get Shorty, her vibe was straight fire He dreamed of settling down and building an Empire And quicker than Black Lightning they became an Odd Couple She did her best to try and keep Chris out of trouble He started hanging with his cousins Fat Albert and Roc Who had beef with The Wayans Brothers from around the block Two rivaling cliques that called the Southside home Battling over turf like a Game Of Thrones Everybody wanted to be the King Of The Hill Thugging it out with the Remington Steele It was like a war of The Have And Have Nots A Family Feud for that number one spot And As The World Turned, the beef began to swell It all came to a head at The Bates Motel While chilling with Moesha about a quarter til four He was giving her Different Strokes when they kicked in the door Chris got robbed for his loot by Two And A Half Men It was Martin and Frasier and that gay a*s twin Naked And Afraid, Chris swore revenge Moe held him tight as she said Amen You only get One Life To Live, as she dropped to her knees Cause theirs was spared when the intruders squeezed The gun jammed and they ran like hell Chris and Moe felt like they were Saved By The Bell Word on the streets, everybody was saying Those Three Stooges took orders from the Wayans Them Little Rascals had to die tonight He knew somebody who would do it if The Price Is Right But for Chris this was personal, a One On One He called his boy Perry Mason to buy a gun Moesha was scared and she begged him to stop She told him to Get Smart and just call the Cops He said "I'm Mad About You. you're my love For Life" "If Loving You Is Wrong, I don't wanna be right" "If I don't make it home, kiss the kids goodnight" He grabbed his heat and walked off into The Edge Of The Night As she stared out the window watching the Snow Fall She said a prayer hoping God heard her call Chris rode around the city with murder on my mind Looking in every Dark Shadow, but they were hard to find He finally spotted one of the brothers on 106 And Park He hopped out the car ready to let the gun spark There was a Big Bang right outside of Bob's Burgers Now he had to figure out How To Get Away With Murder The First 48 hours were pure torture for Chris But luckily there were no witnesses The streets were talking and nobody knew his name Then karma came back around just like a Boomerang Like a scene from The Twilight Zone, In Living Color Moe was hit by a car driven by one of The Wayans Brothers She had internal bleeding and a couple of broken ribs Laying in the General Hospital fighting to live It was an accident but all the same The driver of the car felt he was totally to blame He sent flowers, offered to cover the bill Not knowing that Chris was the reason that his brother was killed With Ryan's Hope, Moe survived the crash The families called a truce, there was peace at last Nervous that the brothers would find out how it really went down The lovebirds hatched a plan to get the heck out of town She said in Philadelphia, I Heard It's Always Sunny So they used their Family Ties to stack up some money They started a new life, left the past for the now Stood before the Preacher and professed their vows Funny how Perfect Strangers form the strongest ties Chris never once pictured himself as that Family Guy But there he was with his Wife And Kids Reflecting on his life and all the things he did He could've made it to The League but the streets were calling No more banging and no more balling He was a changed man, now it's all about his family The thug life didn't work now it's time for plan b He dropped to his knees and confessed his truths You see The Devil May Cry, but God watches over fools
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Added on May 2, 2020 Last Updated on May 2, 2020 Tags: urban romance, hood love, rhyming. just for fun, urban, romance AuthorE.L. GrimesAtlanta, GAAboutI'm an experimental writer from Atlanta, GA trying to find his niche. more..Writing
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