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Nostalgia

November 23, 2017 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

No-stal-gi-a

I always loved the sound of the word

though I never took to it

I mean, I never had a past time of memorable things I clung to

Reminiscing was always in some form kind of painful

But this one day..

It boasted my favorite memories

I felt whole

No matter what foster home or group home I left

Just to be included on that day made me complete

Thanksgiving

The only day of the year I felt a part of my family

The day I looked forward to every year

To see my cousins, aunts, uncles, grandma and siblings

People who looked like me, shared my blood

Nothing fulfiled me more than seeing my family on Thanksgiving

It wasn’t the food though you know us black people can throw down

It was the family reunion, the day everyone seemed so happy to see me

Nostalgia to me is Thanksgiving

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Prose of a Con is a collection of Russell Wardlow’s prose and poetry written entirely behind bars. Through writings on family, spirituality, freedom, love, justice, redemption, and vulnerability, Russell seeks to show the humanity and hope of individuals like himself who are incarcerated.

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