Born With a Voice
by a California prisoner January 2020 permalinkI was born with a voice, but couldn't form words to speak
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When I learned to speak, it was mainly ignorance of things portrayed to me in the media
I've always been interested in politiks, but had limited knowledge.
If you woulda told me prisoner were operated at a loss, I woulda told you you were crazy, no one would do that.
I learned how to read, but read nothing with real knowledge
I learned science, but only about volcanoes
I learned history, from edited text books
Now I wake up every day, behind a lock
My days are filled with evolution
I'm learning how to read books with knowledge
I'm learning science about social reality
I'm learning history that's not been edited
I was born with a voice, now I'm learning how to speak
Now I'm Under Lock & Key