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Poetry and Prose by Russell Wardlow

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Stop and Seize

November 27, 2017 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

Sorry sir I’m nervous
Why would you want my service
Sorry I can’t consent to searches-ah that hurts
But I’m used to the way you usually usurp when you search and “find” something not on my persons
like I have a receipt for purchase?
A mistake has no purpose-ah that hurts!
I make mistakes but what’s worse, I fear your mistake may cost the life of an undeserving person
In this case me, I don’t deserve this, I just got back from workin’
I’m not resisting sir, my face near the curb on the surface adjacent to serpents
I never felt so shamed and worthless
“Well you match the description of a suspected person
Nothing else needs to be said further
You have no right to be heard
You have no right to be heard of
Now stop resisting boy before I get a paid vacation for beating a case for murder“

 

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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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