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Do You See What I See?

by Kenneth M. Key October 31, 2020February 20, 2022

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Do You See What I See?

by Kenneth M. Key, Prison Journalism Project
October 31, 2020

<h1>Do You See What I See?</h1>
<p class="byline">by Kenneth M. Key, Prison Journalism Project <br />October 31, 2020</p>
 
<p>When I first sat down<br />to do this painting<br />I wanted to do it<br />from the eye of a little girl<br />looking out her window.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Just imagine&nbsp;<br />all the things our children will see;<br />some with understanding<br />and some without.</p>
<p>The countless memorials<br />for the young dead children<br />killed in the crossfire<br />and witnessed by a heartless community<br />who stands silent<br />until it’s their own</p>


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Just imagine
all the things our children will see;
some with understanding
and some without.

The countless memorials
for the young dead children
killed in the crossfire
and witnessed by a heartless community
who stands silent
until it’s their own

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Kenneth M. Key

Kenneth M. Key is a writer and artist incarcerated in Illinois. He was born and raised in South Shore, on Chicago’s Southwest Side. He says he loved to draw as a kid, and he hopes to generate change as an artist, writer and occasional poet while he is incarcerated.

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