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Fierce Road by Valencia C
Illustration by Valencia C

Fierce Road by Valencia C
Illustration by Valencia C

Fierce Road Ahead

Fierce road ahead
Leaving anyone breathless at the sight
Roundabout, not possible to get off
Collapsing physically,
Mentally exhausting.
On and on it goes.


Left Behind

Left behind
Aged behind locked doors
None fit for release
Clemency, redemption
Why aren’t more being let go?


Sketchbook

A sketchbook can’t contain
What feeds my soul
Ideas jot down, events bygone
Contemporary finds lost
While collections remain


A Person I Used to Know

Love, the mind alters
Escaping, leaving but loneliness.
Redundancy of memories is burdensome.
A person I used to know
Who’s long gone.

Disclaimer: The views in this article are those of the author. Prison Journalism Project has verified the writer’s identity and basic facts such as the names of institutions mentioned.

Valencia C. is a writer and artist incarcerated in California.