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Poetry and Prose by Russell Wardlow

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December 23, 2019 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

Being paroled has to do with time served and remorse.

The only flaw in that is most of our acts of remorse is voluntary and not put on record

so its a matter of what we say vs what they choose to believe.

Remorse and Contrition is only valid within shallow detached parameters they set-

which are narrow vague and barely effective programs

and avoiding misconduct reports

based on petty rules inconsistently enforced

depending temperament of C.O.’s

hey don’t hear about our community outreach

future goals

educational achievements

bridging parental gaps

mending relationships

volunteer peer guidance tutoring and encouragement

coordinating inmate ran religions and clubs

nor of my friend that secretly takes a vow of silence on the anniversary of the victim of his crime

he feels it

but they’ll never know.

They rather read a paper

not the person.

Pushing soulless unacclimated programs

which build walls between us and the walls.

We wait behind

We aren’t disconnected

Paper is the disconnect

They are disconnected.

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Prose of a Con

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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