PRISONER EXPRESS

To state the words I have "nothing to lose"...well to me these words are so hollow. Is this the truth? All our lives, many of us have never known hunger, thirst, or a sickness for too long. That's fortunate! But many of us have either one or all of these, and for some there's another inclusion that can easily be added to these narratives. Either way, material things have certain weights in our lives that we can never make a comparison to another individual's life. Even in prison, we have the opportunity to eat three meals a day, exchange clothes and linens constantly, have access to water always, and even have shoes or boots on our feet.

In many places--no, not only in third world countries--in the USA, many people have to endure hunger, thirst, and sickness. Well, besides all that, "all these things will surely pass away." Yeah, I believe we all get another chance, life, or whatever description, but in this second chance, it all depends on what we did with our first. Remember this!

So, even if you have a "death penalty," "life without parole," "life," or another big sentence, you are sick with an incurable disease, psychologically impaired, mute, have no home, family, kids, friends, or even associates, you have no soups, chips, coffee, candy, toothpaste, or deodorant--Y'all get the picture?!!

Your "soul" is everything!! This is important! Protect your soul always, keep your morals in check, let your actions be extended beyond this world, and just be careful of your thoughts, words, or intentions, and never have the mindset: I have--pitiful, huh?--"nothing to lose."

-Darrell D. Clemons