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Poetry and Prose by Russell Wardlow

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Compensated Reality

May 2, 2021 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

through terror-
psychological, physical, and systemical-

through mayhem-
created, formed, and ordered chaos-

through control of information-
media, education, and institutions-

the notions of supremacy,
superiority,
and majority are pushed

and overtime,

believed.

but

supremacy
has no need to manipulate
nor infiltrate

it, just is.
supreme

therefore a society-
created and run-
with a subliminal method of manipulation
is herded as unwitting sheep
reinforcing subconscious beliefs
with reenacted unconscious behaviors
believing themselves conscious

but they don’t know

their hate is learned

their fear is learned

therefore,

their behavior is learned

they,
never had a chance
we,
never had a chance
to be
together
to be
ourselves

false notions and illusions
kept alive by the thought of their existence
never disbelieve white supremacy
because reality is fiction

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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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