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Faux pas

July 4, 2020 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

Rebellious
nonconformist
anti-gov
spiritual
nonreligious
purge-aholic…catharsis
ecological egalitarian anarchist
liberated mind
independent views
unapologetically black unique and individualistic
willfully abrasive
black sheep
civilized savage
raw and uncut
truth hurts
lies kill
I am 180 stereo’typed’ WPM..haha get it?!
finger food eater-
spoon gets the scoop, forks poke and prod, knives cut and kill
but I’m hygienic polite empathetic and compassionate
I’m self aware, but risque
I don’t force my ways on the next
but I also don’t hide them
I am me and what I am
when the opportunity presents itself for me to be
then I say it while its thought
do it while its there
become it while I can
if ever asked,
I simply offer a door
a different thought
a challenge
or a question
all of which expand imagination,
pushing beyond comfort
puncturing holes in the box!
I’m not a freelance rebel with no cause
I choose pure love and liberation
not the sold and force fed type most people accept as ‘the way’
I create my own way of what’s already provided for me
I live in a mindset of eternal abundance and gratitude
I don’t judge, people are who they are
which helps me better see who I am
can’t bless one
and condemn the other
all things work in relation to one another
I rebel because
the way of our society disenfranchises that relationship
and exploits it for the sake of separation
which creates a tier of the weak
that are preyed on by a capitalist competitive society
with a survival of the fittest mindset
I crave harmony with
not against or at expense of my neighbor
I don’t choose to not succumb to conditions that stifle me
or my ever evolving identity and progress
I feel the pressure enough in feeling free to be me
I won’t adhere to being everyone else no longer
fuck that!
I was born a black eye
then I lived and gained a few more
so why settle for a way that’ll never truly accept me
conformity is the biggest form of fear
my view
society-authoritarians
president-fascist
politicians-capitalists
police-totalitarians
prosecutor, judge, parole-dictators
and everyone else is just obnoxiously ignorant judgmental and biased

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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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