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Poetry and Prose by Russell Wardlow

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I’m not crazy…

November 24, 2017 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

I’m not crazy, I just don’t conform

to societal norms

I’m anything but uniform

I’m everything but uninformed

I’m not crazy, you just hide yourself

in spite yourself

You fight what’s inside yourself

You probably don’t drink because you wouldnt think, and that would remind yourself

I’m not crazy, I’m just too sane

Denial is using two brains

You may as well use two names

You can tie your shoes but your screws are loose and you are too vane

I’m not crazy, I just admit I’m different

I don’t keep the mirror distant

I’m too old for fiction, I try to stay consistent

being normal is a contradiction

A baby, born in the haze of the shading phasing fading crazy late 80’s

A diamond never erodes

He took a walk on every road

Spoke from a tongue to which he never holds-

Back, moving toward a blind fate that forever beholds

Creativity, individualism, indifference, unique

black swan, black sheep, black diamond mystique

I’m not crazy, I’m just comfortable standing alone on my own two feet

You’re not crazy if you agree, and feel just like me

but I’m crazy…

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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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