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Dang, Candy Man He Ain't All That I Lived Beneath The Candy Lady For Years!

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As a child growing up in Chicago's notorious Cabrini Green I was told that if you go into the bathroom and look into the Mirror and say Bloody Mary 3 times in the Dark with the door shut a scary lady would appear But I could never get passed saying it twice and running out because of primal fear! Now I am supposing that is where the legend of Candy Man somehow emanated from Then they just put a modern day twist to it and placed it in the theaters to frighten some. But damn, Candy Man He Ain’t All That I lived Beneath The Candy Lady For years and she was a trip! As kids we couldn’t step to her with short money and couldn’t loiter in front of her door and give her no lip. The Candy Lady in our building lived on the Fifth Floor and she had bills to pay and mouths to feed. She was a shrewd businesswoman and she also cooked church dinners and was The Finance Committee lead! She sold Fat Albert Candy that came in a box, she sold penny cookies and pickles, she also sold icee cups, freeze pops, potato chips, pops and popsicles. SO DAMN, CANDY MAN HE AINT ALL THAT I LIVED BENEATH THE CANDY LADY FOR YEARS! The difference is The Candy Lady wasn’t going to kill nothing or let nothing die no matter how many times you called out her name Unlike her famous counterpart I can not say the same.

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Mothers Of Cabrini Green

Back in the day mothers of Cabrini wouldn't allow you to leave the porch until you came of age,
You made fast friends with your neighbors and the slender catwalk became your stage,
Periodically she'd poke her head out of the screen to see if you were still there,
Then she'd go back to cooking, cleaning, chatting or relaxing in her easy chair.
You rode your big wheel, tricycle, skates, skateboards, or jumped rope for fun,
Your laughter was extra insurance that let her know you were safe underneath the sun...
When you fell off a ten speed bike for the first time your mother was right there
to dust you off and tell you to get back on...
Pretty soon you were turning corners and popping wheelies boy were you gone!
Mothers of Cabrini would walk you to school or would entrust you to an older sibling,
They'd reward good behavior or chastise you about your handwiting if it resembled scribbling.
They were your fir...

NEVER GIVE UP!

When you feel life is showing you its bottom tier and friends and family are being terse and abrupt, My friend, keep on pushing, keep on fighting and please, never give up. When the days seem longer than normal and the nights seem shorter, My friend, please don't look at it as a curse, look at it as Divine Order. When the words you want to say won't reveal themselves but your feelings overwhelm you and overflow your cup, My friend, I say to you, don't falter, don't look back, and by all means NEVER GIVE UP.. When it seems that every door you approach is like trying to decipher the combination to a bank vault, My friend, I am telling you to keep on trying, keep on pushing, don't cry, don't place blame or fault. When circumstances and situations don't seem to be in your favor and everything you produce seems odd, My friend, all I can say to you is to NEVER GIVE UP because all the while you are being carried by God.

Dang, Candy Man He Ain't All That I Lived Beneath The Candy Lady For Years!

Mothers Of Cabrini Green

NEVER GIVE UP!

Dang, Candy Man He Ain't All That I Lived Beneath The Candy Lady For Years!

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