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Updated 19 Apr 2006

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Books:


Where I'm Writing From


Leaving Death Row


Inside My Head

Recent News:
LET TOOKIE LIVE!
Letter From A Condemned Black Man
Part one of an article on Reggie
Part two of an article on Reggie
"Reflections of an Ex-Gang Member" Posted.
Where I'm Writing From published.
New Writing Posted.
"Inside My Head" wins award!
"I am Reggie" Posted
"Inside My Head" now available
"Website goes live!"
"A Date With Death" Posted
"Sabo's Gone" Posted

Selected Reviews:
Gretel DeRuiter, FUMCOG
David Gardner for The Catholic Agitator
Carole McDonnell for www.curledup.com
Julie Falk, Southland Prison News
Realistic Living Review
Beth Peakall, a member of Leicester MM, England

New Writing:
Reflections of an Ex-Gang Member
An Affinity For Angels
Good Night, Boo, Baby
Where Are You Now (For Aunt Marian)
Wanna Go Home
In The Big Yard
For Ameenah
Sad Stories Are Always true
Throw Down
The Prisoners Wives (For Asha Bandele)
Scenes From An Execution
For Mynah
For Shaka Sankofa

Legal Updates:
Mail Tampering
Exhibit H
Exhibit G
Exhibit F
Exhibit E
Exhibit D
Exhibit C
Exhibit B
Exhibit A


And nor will I ever believe that you Sprouted wings of indifference to my pain.
You will never get me to believe
That you abandoned me. Never
On this day, I absolve you, of any guilt. Only beautiful gardens in bloom
Require constant attention.
The sick, the frail, the elderly,
And the innocent little children.
My broken wings can't be fixed.
You haven't lived long enough
To understand your seasons,
The emotional shift and vicissitudes.
You'll see yourself clearly
When you soar out into the light.
When you wheel through
Love and pain.
When delicate wings unfurl
Onto wondrous pleasurable islands
Of swift womanhood.
And remember this:
You'll always be my beautiful little bird.
Free...
And on this day, too, I release you.




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Copyright 2002 Reginald S. Lewis. #AY2902, Box 244, Graterford, PA 19426
Duplication of any poem, play, or essay on this site is expressly forbidden unless with the permission and written consent of the author or the work is used for a school course, university, or anti-death penalty or other educational workshops.
Questions, comments, concerns? Contact me directly at reggie@reginaldslewis.org.