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My life has been
a riddle
wrapped in
a question
locked inside
an enigma
& . . . .
as it turns out,
I don’t feel the need
to shed any light
on it
just
yet . . . .
& . . . . so,
the question
remains -
America tries to justify the consolidation of a vast prison industrial complex, which is not only a mechanism to convert public tax money into profits for private corporations but also an essential element of modern neo-liberal capitalism that serves two purposes :the first, to neutralize & contain huge segments of potentially rebellious sectors of the population…& the second, to sustain a system of super-exploitation where mainly Black & Latino captives are imprisoned in white rural, overseer communities....
Why is this so? Why is it, I wonder, do I warrant such overwhelming attention? What did I do or what do I represent that is such a threat to society that justifies the need to end my life? ...especially in such a cruel & inhumane manner as to be “put under” like some rabid & delirious animal? I think not. If a person was to get to know me, I truly believe that one would discover a man who has nothing in common with the hostile representations of the state of Texas that refuses to expire. How could I be deemed as a continual threat to society when I have never been a threat to society to begin with? No past record or criminal history...nothing. Well ,I’ll be honest...I did have some unpaid tickets, but I served about 3-4 days in jail to pay them off voluntarily. Does that count? As you continue to absorb the spirit of my words, you will discover a very compassionate human being with an unswerving commitment justice that travels easily across racial & ethnic lines, in & out of prison & across oceans & time. I desire to make my position known to all of you who have support lines & associations with family, friends, or loved ones incarcerated...& most especially those of you who are sequestered in the growing global network of the most outrageous form of economic exploitation in existence: prisons & jails... those of us who live & fight for our lives to live within the worlds of concrete & steel...within this world. At a time when optimism has receded from our political vocab, I offer my spirit soakers invaluable gifts - INSPIRATION & HOPE. The intention of my words are to remind you, as Walter Benjamin once observed, that it is only for the sake of those without hope that hope is given to us. Maybe the dialogs within BURIED ALIVE will provide a rare opportunity to see behind the carefully orchestrated distortions of fact by the state of Texas concerning my life as well as others in other states throughout this nation.
That said,……..enter MADDNEZZ !!
* Casper *