Solitary Confinement
"The smile I wear is a disguise. It masks my tears. My eyes reveal the deception. This is my 19th year in prison. Year five living in the dungeon.… More
God’s Coins
"Wesley and I sat in back of the group of children, with our backs on the porch railing, solemnly looking out at the sky, filling, once again, with dark… More
Grace Notes
"If there is a place of grace / It is not here / Beside this seasonal stream." More
Five Haiku Plus Two
"Razorwire ruins view / Sun setting fire cedars / Phoenix in the ashes" More
Fragment of a Dream
"Four layers of cement boxes / Stacked by the waters of a creek; / Each one filled with music" More
Somewhere, Kansas
"Do you ever think back on the choices you’ve made in life? When I was a kid, Man, everything was possible, life was amazing . . . and then… More
Poetics: Mid-summer 2016 (fragments from a freestyle)
Troy asked me today: “So have you put any thought into what you want to do when you get out of here?” More
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