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Poetry and Prose by Russell Wardlow

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May 3, 2022 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

how can I walk on a path and foresee the traffic
how can I be more proactive and less reactive
how can I be more attractive and less attracted
how can I be less drastic and less distracted
how can I decrease fractions and be a factor
how can I be wise with math and not add subtractions
how can I whole fragments and embrace abstractions
how can I get into my attic and reveal my highest aspects
that show I’m more than imagined
yet still imagine
that I can be more than I’ve imagine, and then imagine
how can I not get caught in the sap but speak to sadness
how can I increase my vibrations and decrease the static
and senseless chatter
how can I be peace that doesn’t cease in racket
how can I lay down foundations like a mattress
which I can sleep and rise from like magic
never using excuses
but using what lessons produce, then induce it with music
and muse it as passion?

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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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