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Poetry and Prose by Russell Wardlow

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Trauma

This is that Man’s Worlds

May 2, 2022 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

the world is more
than black and white
yet I lose not sight of arrangement
and feeling of place
I know these walls
intimate with their tremblings
my heart encompasses absolute truth
but my mind navigates orientation
and I am inside the belly of the beast
being not the least bit confused
of whose beastly belly I am submerged
the sickly grotesque stomach lining
of stolen legacies
for this is the insides of a white man
and I have been swallowed whole in his world

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Poor Choice, Poor Condition

April 25, 2022 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

to all who have ears to listen
and eyes to bear witness
sometimes poor is a choice
sometimes poor is a condition

this is how the poor escapes being impoverished

up your consciousness
not your superficial followers
look beyond the obvious
and reap intuitive providence
understand the temporal veil
natural law and each cause and consequence
transcend western oppressive doctrines
and the temptation of cerebral dominance
rising to the knowing of the Intelligence-of-the-Heart
to realize your promise and prominence

this is how the poor escapes being impoverished

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The Pain You Reap

April 13, 2022 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

to know life
is to know peace
to not understand
life,
is to know pain
in the pursuit of
peace
and to be
oblivious,
is to make peace
with pain
or say I think
because
the pleasure you seek…

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For Granted

April 12, 2022 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

you don’t hear me
even though
you push me to be
heard
turning up the volume even
so that I can be
heard
while you tune past
the station
comfortable with knowing
it exists
but not experiencing
enough
to truly understand
what’s being experienced

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The Devil Unknown

April 11, 2022 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

the longer one lives
in their delusions
truth
takes the appearance
of hate

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The Noose of Knowing and Not

April 11, 2022 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

some are born knowing
and others,
born needing to be taught
the problem is
the knowers
exploit the learners
whom then learn the same
nowadays,
knowledge is a rope long enough to…

Filed Under: Trauma

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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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