Letters From a Convict - I never want to lie to you....
I ask my father what happened to everything.............
Here was his response.
Dearest Son,
Speaking with you finally took all the burden off of me, the worry. You keep me so concerned about you. I love you, more then me or life.
I never wanted to lie to you, so listen. You probably wonder what happened to everything from the time you were ten.
Well, here it is.
In 1983, I was into some pretty heavy activity. I was 33, I was making money faster then I could count it. I had several businesses, a hotel in Miami, a thriving lumber business, a couple bars, and a myriad of smaller business on the side. Uncle"D" and I were making about 40 grand a month on oil and gas wells we drilled in 1984. I had several real estate holding. Don't forget the bar downtown. "Tony's Inn the Alley" There was the bar on East Main Street, "El Diablo's", the restaurant, "The Italian Eatery".
I was making ridicules money.
"TT" was my "man". He crunched all the numbers and made them come out right like a freaking magician. Life was grand. It was just like in the movies. All the broads, all the money, all the power, all the right things in life. I had it all. They should have added music, it was that sweet.
But when we fell, we fell hard. All because of Uncle "D" playing it big with a small time politician. Who buys a Mayor a Rolls. Bribery charges! I didn't buy the freaking Rolls.
You were so young then, you don't remember. I suppose this is best. I never wanted you or your brothers to turn out like me. I wanted better for your life and them. I never wanted to lie to you about what I did for a living. It wasn't as bad, as they made it out to be. I never wanted to leave you alone out there in the world, but I did.
Can you ever forgive me?
Love, your father
Can I forgive him? That is the question. Perhaps in the future, sometime out there, but as for now, there is too much pain. How could he leave us with nothing? That is the question.......how could he do this to us? Did he think life only mattered to him? What was I suppose to do at 10?
Here was his response.
Dearest Son,
Speaking with you finally took all the burden off of me, the worry. You keep me so concerned about you. I love you, more then me or life.
I never wanted to lie to you, so listen. You probably wonder what happened to everything from the time you were ten.
Well, here it is.
In 1983, I was into some pretty heavy activity. I was 33, I was making money faster then I could count it. I had several businesses, a hotel in Miami, a thriving lumber business, a couple bars, and a myriad of smaller business on the side. Uncle"D" and I were making about 40 grand a month on oil and gas wells we drilled in 1984. I had several real estate holding. Don't forget the bar downtown. "Tony's Inn the Alley" There was the bar on East Main Street, "El Diablo's", the restaurant, "The Italian Eatery".
I was making ridicules money.
"TT" was my "man". He crunched all the numbers and made them come out right like a freaking magician. Life was grand. It was just like in the movies. All the broads, all the money, all the power, all the right things in life. I had it all. They should have added music, it was that sweet.
But when we fell, we fell hard. All because of Uncle "D" playing it big with a small time politician. Who buys a Mayor a Rolls. Bribery charges! I didn't buy the freaking Rolls.
You were so young then, you don't remember. I suppose this is best. I never wanted you or your brothers to turn out like me. I wanted better for your life and them. I never wanted to lie to you about what I did for a living. It wasn't as bad, as they made it out to be. I never wanted to leave you alone out there in the world, but I did.
Can you ever forgive me?
Love, your father
Can I forgive him? That is the question. Perhaps in the future, sometime out there, but as for now, there is too much pain. How could he leave us with nothing? That is the question.......how could he do this to us? Did he think life only mattered to him? What was I suppose to do at 10?
posted by emilioba at 5:52 PM
1 Comments:
"They should have added music, it was that sweet." What a line. Fascinating.
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