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Poetry and Prose by Russell Wardlow

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Speaking of Serenity

January 17, 2022 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

what physical harmony is there
better than woman’s synchronicity
an instrument designed specifically
chemically, biologically, spiritually

for the blues of all histories
and the clues to all mysteries
if Man is limited
Woman is infinity

what carries forth masculinity
if not, femininity?
if Hue man is rhythmic entity
Woman is order, orchestra, symphony

if Man is sickness
then Woman is remedy
truth is a fluid identity
literally, I wasn’t just speaking physically

I was speaking symmetry
I was meaning synergy
I was gleaning both absolute and relativity
summoning a lyrical memory of a primeval all-encompassing energy

I wasn’t just speaking affinity
nor procreative activity
nor the entanglement of extremities
just to name and claim industry

because no woman is based solely on fertility
gyrations and spewed obscenities
nor is any man’s foundation based on manipulating fragility
overindulging vitality into virility

yes, in retrospect
maybe this was a call for civility in gender proclivities
and a balanced sensitivity
because I’ve spent enough time around unbalanced tendencies
realizing the importance of harmonic union of two world’s-
a bound and bonded kinship, an embodied universal serenity

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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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