Great poem......I can't speak for others who follow and support you but as for me I'm confused and to be honest sad. All of your recent posts are from years ago, it's as if you've now just quit.....getting ready to get out is fantastic, all of us are happy for you, but it's like you've abandoned me, us.....no mail from you since march...no calls.....this is not the Tim I've known for years now....... Gypsy
I see the progress you are making and am so proud of you.It isn't easy changing when you have had a wall built around yourself so as not to get hurt. Vulnerability is a scary thing even for those who have their heads on straight as we all have areas we are afraid to travel. you have had many years building that safety barrier and it won't be easy to tear it down. Just take it slow working one area at a time and IT WILL HAPPEN. Best of luck and many prayers going forth to help you in your journey
Hi Kelly, I spoke to him yesterday and he was put back in general population. He can have pictures! I think they only deny pics that are deemed inappropriate or have stickers or tape on them.
Hey melanie, not sure if he will still be in the hole when I send his letter but I want to send a picture to him. Can he have it or will they throw it out?
Rob, I just got your last letter from Melanie. I had just mailed a letter to you earlier in the day. I will go ahead with promoting the blog! Glad you like what's been done so far.
I'm sorry to hear what you're going through. I look forward to discussing on email when you're out of the hole. I'm glad Sr. Mary was there for you and you got the sign you needed. So very glad!
You gave a lot of good advice on the situation with T's dentures. I have been on the MDOC website, it is not super clear cut. It does say you must wait 2 years after coming into prison for dental work. I guess that's to prevent people who are in for a short time from getting all their dental work done for free. That Humanity for Prisoners org I told you about is helping us go through the steps to hopefully get something done. They said she needed to file a grievance, which she has done, and then keep appealing it. I guess it's a 3 step process. Once they deny her for the 3rd time, H for P can contact the ombudsman in Lansing on her behalf; that's usually when things get done.
She has met with her appeal lawyer and it sounds like he is pursuing some appropriate avenues. I get what you mean about them not doing their job but this one seems OK. Once she is on grounds she can go to the law library. 3 more months. Crazy, huh? I am gearing up for another visit with her in about 3 weeks. I just wrote her today to let her know what day I'm coming.
Gotta run, just wanted to reply to some of the things you said in your letter. Hang in there!!
todd im worried about i have not heard from you in months well i got a new adress if you still want to write im down 5353 e parlier fowler ca 93625 be safe homeboy all this white girls headed your way lil deb
Dead body stinking on the ground, ants in his mouth, stiff and hard, gunshots all night, bullets passing throDead body stinking on the ground, ants in his mouth, stiff and hard, gunshots all night, bullets passing through the house, the horrors these eyes have seen. I ain't even told yet black unity in the community. It's foreign to me and I ain't even ten years old yet. Although I can only speak for myself, I can speak to my younger self who is out there, somewhere in society, sitting in some incarcerated situation, not being able to engage peace and unity as a realistic fundamental possibility for them. For me, love and forgiveness are luxuries, internal. I learned that I needed to discover this reality because, by the time I was ten years old, I had no idea that I would be the one engaging you about being the creator of your own version of love and forgiveness. So what did I do with all of that anger and drive for revenge? I understand that none of it was my fault and I'm telling you now that you can deal with what you have done as an adult when you embrace the fact that you are not the source of evil, and it was true evil that forced others to harm you, because evil knows that it can survive and be defeated when people like you become adults and reach to people that can only understand you. Somebody doesn't know what true love and forgiveness looks like because you haven't decided to teach yet. The next us is out there, and we all need you.
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You've not only gone silent in the mail but now through your blog?
Gypsy
I'm sorry to hear what you're going through. I look forward to discussing on email when you're out of the hole. I'm glad Sr. Mary was there for you and you got the sign you needed. So very glad!
You gave a lot of good advice on the situation with T's dentures. I have been on the MDOC website, it is not super clear cut. It does say you must wait 2 years after coming into prison for dental work. I guess that's to prevent people who are in for a short time from getting all their dental work done for free. That Humanity for Prisoners org I told you about is helping us go through the steps to hopefully get something done. They said she needed to file a grievance, which she has done, and then keep appealing it. I guess it's a 3 step process. Once they deny her for the 3rd time, H for P can contact the ombudsman in Lansing on her behalf; that's usually when things get done.
She has met with her appeal lawyer and it sounds like he is pursuing some appropriate avenues. I get what you mean about them not doing their job but this one seems OK. Once she is on grounds she can go to the law library. 3 more months. Crazy, huh? I am gearing up for another visit with her in about 3 weeks. I just wrote her today to let her know what day I'm coming.
Gotta run, just wanted to reply to some of the things you said in your letter. Hang in there!!
j.c.
lil deb
ants in his mouth, stiff and hard,
gunshots all night,
bullets passing throDead body stinking on the ground,
ants in his mouth, stiff and hard,
gunshots all night,
bullets passing through the house,
the horrors these eyes have seen.
I ain't even told yet
black unity in the community.
It's foreign to me and
I ain't even ten years old yet.
Although I can only speak
for myself, I can speak to
my younger self who is
out there, somewhere in society,
sitting in some incarcerated
situation, not being able to
engage peace and unity as
a realistic fundamental
possibility for them.
For me, love and forgiveness
are luxuries, internal.
I learned that I needed
to discover this reality because,
by the time I was ten years old,
I had no idea that I would
be the one engaging you about
being the creator of your own
version of love and forgiveness.
So what did I do with all
of that anger and drive for
revenge? I understand that
none of it was my fault and
I'm telling you now that you
can deal with what you have
done as an adult when you
embrace the fact that you are
not the source of evil, and
it was true evil that forced
others to harm you, because
evil knows that it can
survive and be defeated when
people like you become adults
and reach to people that can
only understand you. Somebody
doesn't know what true love
and forgiveness looks like
because you haven't decided
to teach yet. The next us is
out there, and we all need you.
—Xzyzst