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In Between a Rock and a Safe Place

August 22, 2021 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

I have to be the rock
the rock that doesn’t sink
though I’m sinking…

I have to be the rock in which
all things are built and founded upon
but I’m sinking…still

the rock that isn’t hurled
nor kicked, but ominous
and immovable

never too high
never too low
never too big
never too small

positioned with equal purpose
and proportion

I have to be the rock that
determines surface,
from sea level

I have to be the rock
ever-stable,
amongst uneven ground

misunderstood, if stepped on
existing to be built than lived on

trying so long to stay afloat
never noticing
I’d sink perfectly into position

and all I was doing
was landing

becoming the island above
surrounded by water
for all castaways
to get away
safe

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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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