Mar
05
2012
Poem of the Day: On Giving A Poetry Reading At Arthur Kill Correctional Facility
On Giving A Poetry Reading at Arthur Kill Correctional Facility
by Phillip Mahony (NYPD)It is not my desire
to forgive,
or theirs
to be forgiven by me.
To understand each other
is more important
and much less pleasant.
It takes courage even to try,
because from up close,
from this close,
one sees that
the walls between us
are not made of stone,
but of circumstance.
We are not as far apart
as we’d like,
How should I begin?
Look the murderer
square in the eyes
and realize:
that too could have been me.
Uncategorized | prison culture | 05 March 2012 |
