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Schizo

March 7, 2021 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

shhh, listen, he’s talking right now
“is he talking to us or them”
shut up! you hear he’s talking to them, or her
“well he hears us”
but he is ignoring you because you can’t ever wait your turn, you’re so impulsive
“he’s implosive! he is us, why do you always act like we aren’t all one? we help him!”
he knows that, and I don’t act like that, but he knows they won’t understand
“so what, why does he hide us, he wears his disguises and helps everyone but himself”
well they need him, and they need to understand everything because people fear what they don’t understand, and you know what happens if they fear us
“yea yea yea, well tell him I’m lonely too, they won’t be around forever, they’ll leave us, him, whatever, just like everyone else when the going gets tough, and he’ll want to talk with us then”
he still has to exist in this world, you know that
“this world is temporary, he’s great and they won’t let him be, yet he should still love them and hide his true self, he’s living a lie”
he has to…everyone does
“well he shouldn’t have to blend in! I want my time in the sun too!”
every time he gives you time, you chase everyone away, people need his humor, counsel, and composure
“I have that!”
you do in your own way, but they view you as overly intense, emotional, and impulsive
“so!”

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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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