Inside Voices

In my life, years ago, I was blind to the American judicial and imprisonment complex. Today I am 42. I have been incarcerated for just...

My sister wants to come down from New York to help you with the baby, my ex husband said four weeks after our first born came. Your...

When I was a shawty. Running through the streets of Eastside Detroit…. I was fascinated with the life of a Detroit Mayer. Fast cars and...

Growing up I was blind to addiction. Due to never experiencing addiction , I frowned up it up until my incarceration. I could never...

I was blinded from the insanity of life. The things that are so real that didn't seem like reality. Blinded from the reality of being on...

The blindness of our heart. The blindness of our mind. The blindness that goes before us. The tears we may be crying. The blindness that...

I was blind.. to myself. All my life I felt nothing but dissatisfaction and longing. Never understanding why I felt so hollow I had...

Is it possible to be blind to oneself? I feel like that is true for me. My entire life I have held an image of myself. Honest, capable,...

Roses are red, Fire is too….. Jab, uppercut, right, now ya eye red too. How many steps to the star That shines so brightly in your heart?...

Blue, Blue, shades of blue all around me is this color hue. My eyes are blue, the sky is blue, even the clothes I wear are blue. The...

The Red Balloon Went up to the sky The sky was crimson red The red balloon bumped into the clouds- leaving a red outline on the cloud....

Purple tears fall around me. Puddles of purple born from all this sadness. Soaking my feet, breaking my heart. Purple tears fall around...

Grey, does everyone else only see grey- Does it ever matter that you have to, got to Stay- in the cycle of this hell on earth. Grey...

Jenifer: What do you need Lauren, I just woke up- Lauren: OMG! The wilder Beast took my sweat pants Jenifer: Which Wilder Beast? Lauren:...

I think this title is a great way to reference the entire prison system, specifically the grievance process. This is a topic that is on...

Ms. McBride: Delayna come see me after lunch Delayna: Ok… Andy: I wonder what she wasn’t to talk to you about, what did you do now?...

Andie: Yeah I’ll have vanilla raspberry in the dishorcone Counter lady: A dishoracone? Andie: Yeah- your sign outside says any flavor of...

Shannon: Hey Kirby. Good morning Kirby: Good morning. How you doing? Shannon: I’m good. How’s it going in your dorm? Kirby: Hmmmm… It’s...

Christina: Happy Birthday Son! I can’t believe you’re 15! How has your day been so far? Mason: It was good but dad picked me up early to...

The death penalty is such a controversial issue I almost hate to bring it up. Many would argue that it should not be allowed as a form of...