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Poetry and Prose by Russell Wardlow

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March 14, 2020 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

I said
this is hard time
she said,
she doing hard time too
so it’s times two
because I’m doing time
and so she’s doing time too

I told my sons,
this is hard time
but I can see they’re going thru hard times too
so its times two
because I’m doing time
and so they doing time too

I tell my family,
this is hard time
but I hear they going thru hard times too
so its times two
because I’m doing time
and so they’re doing time too

damn, prison isn’t just a self sentence that confines you
it’s times two
because you’re doing time
and everyone that loves you, is doing time too

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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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