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Poetry and Prose by Russell Wardlow

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May 23, 2020 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

I don’t want to go to war no more
I don’t want to go to war no more
my body is war torn
my mind is a war room
my heart is the war zone
my last name is Wardlow
wounded warring with the world, at my lows
born and raised a vet
though no one salutes
no one appreciates what I’ve gone through
to be where I am now
embodying experiences that differentiates us
but I don’t wanna go back to war no more
I’m an orphaned ward
being a ward
is no award
it scorned my organs-torment
I just want to live with peace please
I see things
PTSD brings-
forth screams
demons
defeats
dis-ease
disease
deceit
and thee
deceased
in war, I deplete
in war, I’m decreased
in war, I’m debris
someone, anyone! shutdown these emotional wars in me
control alt delete, please!

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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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