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Poetry and Prose by Russell Wardlow

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Don’t Look Away

June 18, 2021 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

no more handicaps!
take this damn bandaid off me!
do not hide my process
I am a wound
I am wounded
I want you to see
what I look like
what I go through
to heal

what is covered
cannot fully heal
I need to stay
revealed,

to rectify
reconcile
restore
I need air

closing myself off
helped you more than I
you need to see this
so you know
that this,
is what a deep wound
looks like

do not avert your eyes
for you can not
acknowledge
what you can not see
see me!

I know I’m not pretty
but healing
never is
although scabs
mark my resilience
and there’s beauty in that
no more turning
your blind eyes
I don’t need your faith
I need your attention!

Filed Under: Trauma

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Prose of a Con

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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