4/23/2004, 1:10 am

We see the whole world passing by this little insignificant street of mine. Kings Ave is nothing, but on a regular Saturday Night it seems the whole world passes by. Down a few blocks we hear Ozomatli blaring, theyre playing the Nexus club. I stand on the stoop of my sis's house. I hang out here allot as you can tell. But today like most weekends, things always seem to get wierd when the climate is hot, and lately it feels like summer already.

I look around and I see hustlers trying to scam people into buying some played out cell phones, theyre so hot they may as well be burnt charcoal. Then we got crack heads who look to be in a daze, the money runs out and they look as if someone has stepped on their graves. They sit outside sweating and waiting, waiting for god knows what?

I see Little Nicky (my neighbor) sitting outside smoking a blunt. Sad thing is my nephews are so used to this they arent even bothered. They are so desenthisized by the drug and violence here, for them its just part of normal life, for all they know this is how it is everywhere. A sane person may ask why dont I just pack up my sister and move? Well sometimes friends, home is where you grew up, outsiders may see this as a slum but thats all theyll see. Sure this place has a downside, but there are good people here as well. On Sundays this largely hispanic community attends church, even those who arent exactly "good" people manage to find their way there. Everyone afterwards comes home and pops out their grills and has cookouts. If you were to ask a neighbor for help with pretty much anything theyd be happy to oblige. For every bad aspect of this place, there are also good aspects.

And Doom's mind wanders to his ppv match with Erik Dean.

"Dean have you felt sick lately, stuff you have to put up with, being a ####ing guy who tries to apease everyone, #### that man, in this world you only have to be responsible for yourself, and no one else. Lately I have been feeling sick, you ever felt like everyting in life is just ####ed up? I feel like that all the damn time. To the point where I struggle to get up off the bed. Each day is an excercise in my will. Where I come from Dean, life is not easy, and im sure your life has not been easy either, so why is it you hold back?"

Doom cracks open a can of Milwaukee's best, its 3.19 a six pack a cheap buzz, but its the most popular beer on Kings, we just call it "the best".

"Last Slaughter when I put down Fox, I threw away my IC title, why? Well thats simple, cause I can, cause im free. I have free will to do what I want, when I want. No one controls me. I say what I do with my life. And you Dean have no right to tell me I answer to you. Far from it dude, I answer to no one but god. I have worked hard and been loyal, and all I ask in return is to not pressure me into things I do not seek. To just let me be. I would think youd like others like me not seeking any glory, just being around for love of this place."

"Freedom means never having to be forced into anything. Dean I would do anything for SFT, even leave it if you asked me to. I would do anything for SFT, all I ask is never to be forced into something that I dont want. Not long ago I was laughed at, now Im told to defend a title, which is it, am I a joke, or am I a champion, it cant be both. You Dean are owner as such should know what men would be willing to do for you. It is the first thing a leader should know. I dont have any wish in fighting you Dean. For you are owner and defeating you mucks everything up. So do what you feel you need to, shut me up and let me go on my way. I dont care for this anymore. I just want to do what I want and leave it at that. In this world Dean all we have is our right to choose. I chose not to be IC champ, you chose to put me in my place. So thats where we're at, I have been put in my place, pushed back to the lowly worm. I will not try my best against you, why should I? Nothing I do or say will change anything and you will never be able to see things through my eyes. You just dont understand and probably never will. My freedom is the only thing I have so dont take that away from me."

The world of Kings Ave is alive. In this life Doom is known by another name, prophets of pain and pleasure are everywhere, and so is trouble. Doom tries hard every day to avoid this life, but it is his life, and no one can avoid their own life. Dean could not avoid me, though he wish he would have.