Patty and Percy: Parts 1 & 2

The following joint is a 6 or 7 year-old AIM away message.  Remember those days?  My good friend Charlene "Chi-Chi" Smith (from the BX as well... THROW YA X'S UP!!), was one of the readers who could relate to the away message's message.  Chi-Chi's mom recently passed and Miss Chi-Chi asked if she could read "Patty and Percy" at her funeral.  An extreme honor even despite the circumstances.

So thank you Chi-Chi and her mom for raising such a dope daughter.  May God's choicest blessings, comfort and peace be with you and your family.

Rest up Miss Diane Smith...

Like to Hear it?...here it go....

patty n percy pt 1

So this story begins with 2 characters: Patty and Persy who r fraternal twins separated at birth, and here 24 years later...So Patty is the more serene, laid back easy-going twin, and Persy is the hyper-active, boisterous, aggressive one... separated u see them only for how different they are.  and now, 24 years after their intro 2 the world, they r reunited on the 2 train.  Patty's already on the train when Persy hops on at Simpson street and sits across from his twin, to be discovered.  A lil ol' chinese lady walks across the train, passes the other 18 strap-hangers by n stops rite in front of Persy... "baddery, baddery, One Dollar!"  Persy waves his hand annoyed at the ol' lady's actions..." I don't need no damn Baddery Baddery" and shows the ol' lady the back of his ipod that takes no double-a's, and returns to his pencil and composition notebook.... Patty sees this performance, smiles at Persy and shakes her head.  Their eyes catch each other n Persy says to Patty "see what we gotta go thru everyday.... I need my own private G4 to fly over all the beggars, traffic n nonsense"  Patty nods her head in agreement.  "My name's Persy" "I'm Patty, nice to meet u"  So the 2 end up sittin next to each other and engage in heavy-known you all my life- kinda convo throughout the entire ride... and the "so where r u from" moment arises.... I was born rite here in the Bronx, says Persy.  "Oh word, me too.  Union Hospital" - "Stop playin, I was born in Union too, whats ur birthday?" "July 7th, I was born at 11:57 pm, you?" "July 8th, 12:04am"

...2 be completed....

persy n patty pt2

We last left our 2 characters on the 2 train... discussing where they were born, and they discover they have waaaay more in common then they thought....

...The 2 pause n stare at each other for about 8 seconds and then they both reach into their pockets and pull a picture out of their wallet.  When Persy turned 13, his Pops gave him a picture of Persy n his twin sister- Patty's mom did the same.....  The two embraced and haven't let go since...So Patty and Persy, Persy and Patty- u can never find one without the other.  Finally combined, their differences do nothing but compliment each other.
So now I, narrator of this here story, found the twins and decided to adopt them as my own... I refer to the twins Patty n Persy now by their given names, Patience and Persistence. 
Persistence still the aggressor, but only set free to go wild after Patience determines the time is right.  Persistence gives his twin direction and opportunity when Patience catches a glimpse of Excellence in sight.

Patience and Persistence... how I shall.