Letter From Level 5 Prison

Tweak Bio- Me & Julius got in contact with each other through a homeboy of mines. It was a special occasion "Newport News " You know "Julius" was fresh out the "Fed's" so he wasn't really familiar without us. We was kid's when "Julius " My homeboy told "Julius"about me, saying I was from "Jersey City " and I was currently incarcerated "Julius " ask for my information. So a few weeks later, this was about summer 2016, I got a letter from "Julius". "Julius" stated who he was, how he got my information, "Julius " checked with another youngen from around our way to know exactly who, I was and gave me his number.Thang about it is, I already been knew who "Julius" was since, I was a little kid and that he just came home. Growing up "Julius" & his brother "Emanuel" names rung bells around around my way. Not to mention "Julius" use to run with my older relative "Wrong" (S.I.P) back in the day. I remember calling "Julius" and how our first conversation went. For the past 5 year's "Julius " been a somewhat of a mentor, bigger brother to me. "Julius " is the epitome of what a real "Big Brother" should be. Instead of convincing me to indulge in a bunch of gang activity while,I'm incarcerted or once I'm released,  we have talk's about me educating myself more,  getting trades, reading more just to keep my mental sharp and just staying out the way so, I can get back home to my family. When, I hear thing's like "Julius" going to college's, high school's speaking on gang life, prison life and just being a "Black Man" in "America" keeps hope for not only just me, for my 3 kid's as there coming up. Not to mention how becoming a counselor at a local high school gives me motivation, inspiration that, I can be anything other than what society expects us and boxes us off to be. I can keep going, even though we in contact, like that, "Julius" stay in contact with alot other brother's in "Prison " he stays in touch with and does the same for. So my "Love" and respect for "Julius" will in always remain at an all time high.