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Poetry and Prose by Russell Wardlow

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It Ain’t a Thing

January 17, 2022 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

coming to grips
I’ve had to let go
of things I gripped
which really, gripped me

false notions of warmth, grabbing what isn’t mine
and leaving what is
clutch of deception, has stolen my mind
illusions of bliss

fond of the idea of love
but I have love
it is emotion which blinds me
like spoils, I covet too many

simplicity, modesty?
word’s which once offended
but I see detachment’s wisdom
deep where truth is hidden

but truth is
truth truly isn’t
hidden
we’re just lacking vision

the loss is in extremes
the compass, within its seams
but nothing is as it seems
delusional attachments intervene

my heart has four chambers
not to one solely it clings
yes, it understands proportions
and the balances it beams

what is mine,
is me
what I am
is nothing

what I have,
is nothing
where I am
is everywhere

where that is,
is nowhere
where I go
is my choice

but I’ll leave
all things
and keep with me
no thing

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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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