- Written by
- Shakur, Tupac Amaru, American, 1971 - 1996
- Date
- August 26, 1995
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 1/2 × 8 in. (26.7 × 20.3 cm)
- Description
- 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.
- Place made
- Dannemora, Clinton County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Type
- poems
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2020.27.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of Tupac Shakur
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




