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Poetry and Prose by Russell Wardlow

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civilized savages

March 9, 2020 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

Let’s make civility a law
then claim ourselves a civilized country
then over police our uncivilized communities
then send them back out into a cultural civil war
and amongst the social savagery, tell them to embody civil obedience
then, like any ‘civilized’ people
discard them soon as they corrupt your values of civility
after all, its your civic duty
holding certain civilians,
to higher standards civilly
besides, in this civilization
punishment is the prime nature of being civil

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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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