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Poetry and Prose by Russell Wardlow

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Trauma

Stolen Identity

May 3, 2022 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

darkness is misunderstood
it was the first light
that which only knew unity.
and the light thereafter
was for the blind
those who only understood separation.

Filed Under: Mercy, Spirit, Trauma

A Bunch of Slaves

May 3, 2022 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

devil worship
is only ego worship
the mind mirror and manipulates
so it can mirror All Power
All Power is Ra
whom can only be reflected by things of this world
but expressed by the Heart
the Mind is of this world
it can only express God
through submission to the Heart
The Mind-the Devil is but a slave
believing it is the Master
but ultimately
it must submit to a greater power

Filed Under: Trauma

Family Feuds

May 3, 2022 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

I’m only affected by you
because I identify with you
at someplace in my being
I can only be impacted
by that which nature
mirrors as my own origin
yet I still allow you-
who has forgotten theirs
to affect me
because I’m still insecure enough
to desire to relate and identify without keen measure
matters of relativity
but you can’t pick your relatives…I think?

Filed Under: Trauma

Definition’ers

May 3, 2022 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

if we can build buildings
and trade goods
with clear codes
and protocols
yet can not
agree on principle
the definitions
and the methodology
in carrying out
of justice
righteousness
and morality

then one can
simply deduce
we are not
just
righteous, nor
moral

what’s clear
is that we can define
and judge
with reckless abandon
as we are
grossly incapable
of living up to
standardized definitions
seeming more content
on knowing how
to classify
and instruct
but unwilling
to learn
and embody

Filed Under: Culture, Trauma

Dumb Foundation

May 3, 2022 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

talking about a problem
is no solution
it is an admission
of a quagmire
and each ensuing opinion
is confession
after confession
of being dumbfounded
because the way to answers
have been built on a…

Filed Under: Trauma

Overflow-eth

May 3, 2022 by Russell Wardlow Leave a Comment

the corrupt
can always be corrupted
even before
the corruption

the corruption
is reaction
of the
corrupted

whom are
in all actuality,
the corrupt

what then
is the catalyst
for the surfacing
of what was
already
lying beneath?

because that which
was seen
had been
but a smokescreen

Filed Under: Culture, 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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