Red Hook Summer Page #7
l prayed for my Angel till my knees wore out.
Took her to Lil' Heaven every Sunday.
But the Hook got her and she died.
So this time,
l ain't just praying for my Chazz.
l'm watching her school,
her teachers, her friends,
her Facebook, her Twitter.
Ain't nothing gonna slip past me.
l ain't pawning off
my responsibility as a parent
and saying, "She's in God's hands."
She's in my two loving hands.
And with God's help,
l will raise this one right.
By being honest,
and telling her when l ain't sure.
And listening.
l ain't preaching, l'm teaching.
l'm thinking that's the only way,
the only way,
she's gonna be safe and sound.
And you, Enoch,
you ought to do the same.
Because Flik needs a man.
Not a Bishop, not a Bible, but a man.
And when the good man teaches,
The Bible worked for my father.
The world is changed.
l've heard you preach
about your late father many times.
About how he pulled himself up
by his bootstraps
like Booker T. Washington.
How would he feel
about the way we are handling
what we have right here?
Hmm.
Shirley, the truth is,
l'll never do that again.
-You hate me.
-That's not true.
You hate Box?
l don't hate any of God's children.
Box said he'd kill you!
Box ain't killing nobody.
You know, you worry too much.
And that's what happens
when you don't put God first.
How do you know God's real?
Forgiveness, redemption.
Turning the other cheek.
All them things.
You can't see God's purpose.
But believing in what you don't see
gives you power.
Otherwise, you can't be free.
Are you free?
lf you had a window
that you could look out
and see whatever you wanted,
what would you see?
l would like to be looking
out my own window in Atlanta.
My green grass and my big trees.
l'd be looking at
just what l'm looking at now.
Everything is made to God's purpose.
The Statue of Liberty, the East River,
the sky.
There isn't anything
the good Lord has made someplace else
that you can't find right here.
l've seen everything l've ever wanted to see.
Except for one thing.
What's that?
Seeing you kayaking.
What's kayaking?
Kayaking?
into the water off the Valentino Pier.
You can do that in Red Hook?
You can do whatever you want here.
Can l bring Chazz?
Of course you can.
l think that deserves
a little bit more of your sweet things.
Not too much now.
And a smile. There you go.
We good?
-Good money.
-Good...
(LAUGHlNG)
(THERE AlN'T NO TURNlNG PLAYING)
lNSTRUCTOR:
They're facing up.You see how the top of your paddle
-SlLAS:
Yes.-You want to face it towards the water.
So, go...
Actually, rotate the paddle in your hands
to where the words are facing down.
CHAZZ:
Dude, go faster!SlLAS:
Shut up.lNSTRUCTOR:
Okay, we're going topick up the pace a little bit.
CHAZZ:
You hear that, Flik?SlLAS:
Yes, l hear it.lNSTRUCTOR:
Right, left.That's good.
SlLAS:
Right, left, left, right.lNSTRUCTOR:
Right, left, right.CHAZZ:
Dude, paddle! Left.lNSTRUCTOR:
Don't lean. Don't lean.-All right, ready?
-SlLAS:
Yeah.lNSTRUCTOR:
Right. Right!SlLAS:
Right.lNSTRUCTOR:
Left. Good.SlLAS:
Left.SHlRLEY:
Did you bless that kayak?ENOCH:
Was blessed by Donna and Katie'sKayak Tours lncorporated.
You think they're all right?
Donna and Katie?
l think they're funny buddies,
but they seem all right.
No.
l mean Flik and Chazz.
Yeah, they all right.
Why you here, Enoch?
Smart man like you.
Seems like a fellow with your thinking
could get a bigger church.
Sister Williams always said you had a story.
Suspected it till she died.
But she never did say why.
The trustees were wary
about hiring a pastor without a wife.
Well, they been wary for 1 5 years.
And Sister Williams, God bless her soul,
she was there for 1 2 of them.
Oh! She was good to me.
l told her that l was a widower,
when l answered the ad in
The National Black Baptist Newspaper.
You know what she said?
"As long as you got the blood!"
(BOTH LAUGHlNG)
"As long as you got the blood."
l always wanted to leave the South anyway.
is headed in the opposite direction.
Reverse migration.
New York cost too much.
Heading back down South, to our roots.
Well, l ain't most black folks.
No, Enoch, you ain't.
For a man who makes
$1 50 dollars a week calling folks out,
you sure clam up tight
when your number's called.
Be patient with me, Shirley.
-Let the Holy Ghost work on me.
-Hmm.
Well, He better get moving, Enoch.
Donna and Katie'll be married before we are.
(LAUGHlNG)
(CHUCKLlNG)
lNSTRUCTOR:
And if you try tosit up nice and straight,
it's gonna take some of the pressure
off your back.
SlLAS:
Try to sit up nice and straight,it hurts your back!
SHlRLEY:
Donna!ENOCH:
Donna, bring them in.SHlRLEY:
Chazz, Flik!-Come on!
-ENOCH:
Come on, now.SHlRLEY:
You got it, looking good.Valentino Pier!
-ENOCH:
There it is!-Yes!
Look at him, and he never kayak before.
-lt doesn't look like it, they look like pros.
-Look at them.
ENOCH:
Come on, boy.SHlRLEY:
Whoo! Easy.ENOCH:
You all right?SlLAS:
Yeah.Come on up this way, come on up here.
SHlRLEY:
How was it?Come on, baby.
SlLAS:
lt was wet.CHAZZ:
Momma.ENOCH:
You all right?CHAZZ:
That's wet.SlLAS:
Never again.ENOCH:
Now don't say that.CHAZZ:
l ain't going kayaking ever.(GET ON BOARD LlL' CHlLDREN PLAYING)
ENOCH:
All right, people.Come on, church.
(SlNGlNG) Get on board, IiI' chiIdren
Get on board, lil' children
Get on board, lil' children
There's room for plenty on board
Get on board, lil' children
Get on board, lil' children
Get on board, lil' children
There's room for plenty on board
l hear it close at hand
l hear the wheels moving
Get on board, lil' children
Get on board, lil' children
Get on board, lil' children
There's room for plenty on board
l hear a train a-coming
She's loosened all her steam and brakes
Get on board, lil' children
Get on board, lil' children
Get on board, lil' children
There's room for many-a-more
The fare is cheap and all can go
The rich and poor are there
No second class on board this train
No difference in the fare
Get on board, lil' children
Get on board, lil' children
Get on board, lil' children
There's room for plenty on board
Come on board, lil' children
Come on board, lil' children
Get on board, lil' children
There's room for many-a-more
There's room for many-a-more
(CONGREGATlON
SHOUTlNG lN ENCOURAGEMENT)
(LAUGHlNG)
ENOCH:
Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah!There's room for many-a-more.
Hallelujah!
Y'all, be... Be seated, y'all.
Y'all just too happy up in here.
There's room for plenty more here.
You know, the late Joe Louis used to say,
-"You can run, but you cannot hide."
-ALL:
Mmm-hmm.The Lord is the ram in the bush,
2 fans
Submitted on August 05, 2018
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