Dear my friend Joseph A. Roberge, I'm sad that I have no money to send via money gram, and I have no way to get it now. I'm interest to send it, but the situation i have does not allow me to get such amount . Maybe if you have another way to do assist me and my family? When will you get out? Can you come in Tanzania after get out? I have hard time for the house problem now. If i could be with money I could build my own. Can you support me for this Joseph?
Hi there from NYC. It's interesting to find myself here on this web site. I highly oppose death penalty because I don't see any way it makes our society better. It also creates an awful unwanted option to execute innocent person. Whoever kills innocent person commits another first degree murder and also should be sentenced to death using the same logic. More then 150 people exonerated after receiving death sentence in US. Is it applicable? Of course no.
At the same time I am a progressive liberal. The base of my views is anti-conservatism. I am PRO abortions. I am sure nobody can tell woman what to do with her body. I strongly stand against the religion. I see the religion as the way to control minds. Civil rights should be always the top priority. If somebody is religious it is fine as long he/she doesn't engage others into this activity. Science is the only hope for humanity. This is my sincere opinion.
Anyway I wish you all the best in your attempts to appeal your sentence.
Rhonda, there is a reason I call it the (in)justice system. without doubt it seems difficult to see the justice in my of what is construed as justice in society. The (in)justice system at every level, every step in the process seems often times to be unjust. Sadly the majority of the population hasn't a clue to how it 'really works,' or the reason behind it and how it does work. Texas penal code is in many ways some of the most 'backwards' to be found. Such 'backward ways' are predominant throughout the states though. The 'goal' of the (in)justice system being profit rather than justice. Crimes committed against the accused and sentenced being the true crimes and injustice. The 'tough on crime' movement in this country merely a knee jerk reaction with no true results or justice. The growth in the incarceration rate in the U.S., the percentage of incarcerated persons in comparison to other countries, incarceration of addicts, mental illness, and victims just a portion of the unjust dealings of the (in)justice system. Such statistics and facts though are seemingly inconsequential, though more than inconsequential, 'swept under the rug,' rather than focusing on and addressing the true issues. As is the way of society though, it is the symptoms which are addressed rather than the root cause of the symptoms. The truth does not get votes or make profit though. With the 'tough on crime' stance, the removal of judges ability to subjectively judge, but instead to objectively judge situations is one of the travesties of the (in)justice system.
In situations such as yours, my ire rises all the more, knowing that justice was not served but that crime was permitted to continue under the mask of justice. Society no doubt needs to be educated and made aware of the truth of the (in)justice system. Sadly, most often it is 'just fine' to most people, until they are faced with dealing with the reality of it themselves.
It is my hope that your story and others like it will come to be known by the general public, realized for what they truly are. To realize the implications, meaning and affect of such (in)justices. Without doubt you have been served a great injustice and others in similar situations. The 'world' needs to see and realize such...
Dear Jack, I love this. I love the last line, "I'm through being blinded by everyone else's point of view." I also love the line, "You taught me to follow my heart, provided I did as you wanted me to." I think that line was especially powerful for me. I think it's a feeling that a lot of people feel, unfortunately. The feeling that other people tell them things like "be who you want to be" and "be yourself" but they don't really mean it. I personally interpreted this poem as poetry about LGBT issues considering the line "I love who I do", but it could be about other situations as well, of course. As always, your poetry is powerful to me. I love reading your poetry. It's one of the things I look forward to everyday, to see if one of your poems has been posted. -Grace
Dear Jack, I loved this. I loved Puppet No More so much. It spoke to me on a really deep level. I seem to get from this that maybe the narrator was in a romantic relationship that was abusive. Even if it wasn't a romantic relationship, it was abusive nonetheless. I've been in a few abusive relationships of different types myself and I think you've described the feeling of wanting to break free really well. The line, "I'd rather feed myself to the wolves than let you do what you do" is so perfect. I love it because it's so emotionally charged and rageful and yet, vague about what the actual cruelty consisted of. Keep writing poetry. You're amazing at it. -Grace
Dear Kelly, It sounds like you're going through a really awful time. I'm sorry to hear all this bad stuff happening to you, with Josh leaving soon and all. I have another quote for you. Well, it's not exactly a quote from a celebrity or anything. It's actually just a dumb little thing I once wrote in a play I was writing for theatre, but I keep the quote with me a lot. I think it helps a lot. "You have to stay alive to see the world become a better place." I've been using that quote a lot with me lately. I've even written it on my wrist or put it on a piece of paper in my pocket. I need all the hope I can get at this point. But I hope you can use that quote, too. It sounds like you might need some hope, too. -Grace
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When will you get out? Can you come in Tanzania after get out? I have hard time for the house problem now. If i could be with money I could build my own. Can you support me for this Joseph?
Your friend Yona Mwanza.
At the same time I am a progressive liberal. The base of my views is anti-conservatism. I am PRO abortions. I am sure nobody can tell woman what to do with her body. I strongly stand against the religion. I see the religion as the way to control minds. Civil rights should be always the top priority. If somebody is religious it is fine as long he/she doesn't engage others into this activity. Science is the only hope for humanity. This is my sincere opinion.
Anyway I wish you all the best in your attempts to appeal your sentence.
In situations such as yours, my ire rises all the more, knowing that justice was not served but that crime was permitted to continue under the mask of justice. Society no doubt needs to be educated and made aware of the truth of the (in)justice system. Sadly, most often it is 'just fine' to most people, until they are faced with dealing with the reality of it themselves.
It is my hope that your story and others like it will come to be known by the general public, realized for what they truly are. To realize the implications, meaning and affect of such (in)justices. Without doubt you have been served a great injustice and others in similar situations. The 'world' needs to see and realize such...
Respect ~ Kevin
I love this. I love the last line, "I'm through being blinded by everyone else's point of view."
I also love the line, "You taught me to follow my heart, provided I did as you wanted me to." I think that line was especially powerful for me. I think it's a feeling that a lot of people feel, unfortunately. The feeling that other people tell them things like "be who you want to be" and "be yourself" but they don't really mean it.
I personally interpreted this poem as poetry about LGBT issues considering the line "I love who I do", but it could be about other situations as well, of course.
As always, your poetry is powerful to me. I love reading your poetry. It's one of the things I look forward to everyday, to see if one of your poems has been posted.
-Grace
I loved this. I loved Puppet No More so much. It spoke to me on a really deep level. I seem to get from this that maybe the narrator was in a romantic relationship that was abusive. Even if it wasn't a romantic relationship, it was abusive nonetheless.
I've been in a few abusive relationships of different types myself and I think you've described the feeling of wanting to break free really well.
The line, "I'd rather feed myself to the wolves than let you do what you do" is so perfect. I love it because it's so emotionally charged and rageful and yet, vague about what the actual cruelty consisted of.
Keep writing poetry. You're amazing at it.
-Grace
It sounds like you're going through a really awful time. I'm sorry to hear all this bad stuff happening to you, with Josh leaving soon and all.
I have another quote for you. Well, it's not exactly a quote from a celebrity or anything. It's actually just a dumb little thing I once wrote in a play I was writing for theatre, but I keep the quote with me a lot. I think it helps a lot.
"You have to stay alive to see the world become a better place."
I've been using that quote a lot with me lately. I've even written it on my wrist or put it on a piece of paper in my pocket. I need all the hope I can get at this point.
But I hope you can use that quote, too. It sounds like you might need some hope, too.
-Grace