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reliving the worst

June 3, 2020 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

my friend’s mom recently was found unresponsive
she had a heart attack
he voiced this to me after our morning workout
telling me he needed to talk
he had been up all night
she ended up with stints in her heart
and supposed to make a recovery
he showed me a pic of her in the hospital
then told me how there’s temporary memory loss after her surgeries
so his brother told him that when she had first came to-
she asked his brother
“where’s jalen at”
he had to remind her that her son is in prison
he’s here in prison with me obviously
and he said to me
“can you imagine waking up from a surgery and having to relive that memory of your son being gone in prison?”

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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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