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Poetry and Prose by Russell Wardlow

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And This They Called Magic

April 9, 2022 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

methodology of a prodigy

observe-
consciously,
then
reflect
contemplate
discern
then discern discernment
results:
insight
foresight

these actions
gave us masters
sages
prophets
leaders
revolutionaries
and martyrs

today,
this would make you crazy
blasphemous
persecuted
shunned
and shamed into oblivion

history is a revolving door and dead-end
for the blind
but a path and instructions
for the seekers

for king Solomon prayed solely for wisdom
and wisdom he got
and depressed
he became

when the mundane
is everything
the real
is extraordinary

what is possible for us all
looks like magic
for the few
a magic for truth
used and abused
to keep the many
under the few
filling up voting booths
and church pews

until poof!

read into this what you will
it’s all just hocus pocus

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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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