This Letter
was written by Mutulu Shakur on the night of Tupac`s death
from Florence Penitentiary
I love you
whenever....forever. Tupac, so much I needed to say, so much
you wanted to say. Many conversations between us within the
ether, whenever forever. The pain inflicted that scarred
your soul but not your spirit gave force to the rebellion.
Many couldn't see your dreams or understand your nightmares.
How could they, Tupac? I knew your love and understood your
passion. But you knew of your beginning and saw your
end....racing towards it. You taught and fought through your
songs and deeds. RATT-TATT-TATT of words penetrating the
contradiction of our existence. Whenever....forever Who
cares? We cared, Tupac. The Shakurs have been guided by
struggle, prepared or not, whenever....forever. We've
exposed our existence, naked from fear, to those who would
hear the positive. Who would witness the stress, wear and
tear of this lonely path. You couldn't have evaded the
effect or the changes. You inherited it, it was in your
genes. But still, you danced your dance, you lived your
life. You forced loyality on those who would fake and shake
at the true vision. You were Tupac Like the four seasons, we
come to this planet taking form, becoming elements of
nature, Some of us are only one season, and others like you
were part of many seasons. This dynamic will scare most
anyone who realized the burden at such an early stage of
life. You fought well. We love you. We
understand....forever, whenever. Please give my love to our
family. Ask them to help you on the other side. Tell Zayd,
Lumumba, Aby, Brother Leggs, Mtaryi, Attallah, that they are
to continue to help us down here. Shakur's love is strong.
Whenever....forever Friday 13th didn't mean a thing. Life is
for living and dying well. Whenever.....forever. Allah knows
best. We choose the quality of our life. You understand the
pain of disappointment in the ones we love. You pushed so
many away. Burnt so many bridges so they wouldn't follow you
into battles against the demons you were facing. Knowing
well to what lengths you would go. This battlefield of
reality is littered with many meaningless casualties You
never yelled out "Somebody, save me!" You only
asked for your soul to be free, whenever....forever. You
told us to keep our head up, knowing the pain was coming.
Knowing to look for the strength in the heavens. Set your
soul free, Tupac Amaru. We keep waiting in vain for their
love Will your levitation be awakening of us all? The
division unsettling to our dreams and goals? You passing
demanding repentance and resistance? We keep waiting, not in
vain. We give you love. Give us love. To my brother and son,
these emotions are hell. I wish you well in the next
journey. My soul aches for comfort. In our next life we will
finish our unfinished journey. Whenever.....forever For now
Tupac, we will hold our heads up. This journey is at an end,
your ashes are in the wind. Friends and enimies will have to
look to the stars. You are truly a star. A star navigating
through the dynamics of this, your path chosen before you
arrived. Lessions we've gained will materialize after you're
gone. Whenever....forever Your family will keep the spirit
high, for we are Shakurs. We are thankful for what life
gives us. Through the pain and the struggle we are blessed
by the victory. Go forward, Tupac. The victories---we will
teach your mission, we are thankful for you. We love you,
Tupac Shakur. We ain't mad at you, we'll be better because
of you. So now I give you my tears so I might assimilate
your loss and I can live on in peace. Knowing I will feed
our spirit with my unconditional love, knowing you will need
it on your next journey. May Allah bless you for your deeds
and forgive your errors. Tupac come to me an give me
strength. Love always.
Your father,
friend, comrade, Mutulu
