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Poetry and Prose by Russell Wardlow

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Inhuman Differences

September 1, 2021 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

allow us to be
human
not hued-man
the mix messages
which switch with colors
are confusing
the numbers
used to presume identity
isn’t human-ly
it’s humiliating
while the expectation
set for us
to consume these indignities
and indecencies
with humility
isn’t humorous
it’s inhumane
and shouldn’t be
in humans
whom diverse themselves as
hued-man
hue is just a relative truth
it is just a point of light-reflected view, man
it is not a human’s
absolute truth
but I guess
being split by races
someone has to get to the finish line first
just to discover
there was no race at all
it was just a walk
one of observation
and evolution
but life passes fast
when you pass it fast
”and all that energy wasted”
says the tortoise
oh well, better luck next life

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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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