I'm Not Supposed 2 Want U

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A handwritten poem by Tupac Shakur to a woman identified as "Simi" while incarcerated at Clinton Correctional Facility in New York. The poem is written in blue ink on a single sheet of lined white looseleaf notebook paper. The title is written on the top line below the upper margin: [I'm Not Supposed 2 Want U.]. The line under the title is blank, followed by the poem, which comprises 15 lines. It begins [I'm not suppossed (sic) 2 want u, I really shouldn't try / Though my history is misery I refuse 2 pass u By]. Beneath the poem at right, written on a slant, is the signature: [FROM / 2PAC / Exclusively 4 Simi / Because it'z True!]. At left, handwritten in red ink is the date [Aug 26, 1995]. There are no marks or inscriptions on the verso.

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