To Develop: Blog 365 Day 35 – Justice League Didn’t Have
My Back
By Jiddoe S'Phatt
Inspiration to write comes from a number of places. For this
blog I’ve been inspired by hip-hop artist Rick Chyme and producer
David K. Manley of Man@Work Productions. Through a collaborative project
titled #DailyPieces365
these two artists will release a new song every day for 365 consecutive days!
Their impressive dedication has motivated me to write a new blog every day of
2018.
A little piece of me goes into each entry I write. I hope
you enjoy this one!
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There wasn’t much to load in my backpack as a 1st
grader. But I carried one anyway.
I’d usually haul a book or 2 borrowed from the school
library, typical school supplies, and a toy I wasn’t supposed to bring. Most
often it was my Superman action figure, maybe Batman and Robin, or sometimes all
3.
My notebook of drawing paper got stuffed in there too. If you’re
familiar with Charlie Brown and The Peanuts characters, my notebook and I could
be likened to Linus and his security blanket.
I was always writing and drawing in that thing. My
imagination didn’t have an off switch so this provided me a place to contain my
loose ideas. Most times I would write stories about my classmates and literally
draw them into it. I didn’t share these stories with them, though. Not at
first.
Being an inner city child attending a private school was strike
one. Being Black with a documented overactive imagination was strikes 2 and 3.
After my backpack was loaded I’d grab a jacket if needed,
make sure the pennies were straight in my brown leather loafers before putting
them on, and head off to the corner of my yard to await the bus and unwelcomed
looks I’d get after boarding.
The Justice League didn’t have my back. They just rode on
it.
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