IAM an animal behind a glass cage. 1 AM the filth you step over and choose to ignore. I AM a number, a forgettable string of digits on the computer screen. Stuck in the quicksand of D.O.C., I AM a witness. I have seen such cruelty, yet I know there could be more. A man gets boiling water across the face, he screams in the hallway. It's none of my business. Our fire exits are always locked. At least there hasn't been a fire. Yet. There's asbestos in the ceiling. I never plarmed to ...
I get up at 4:30. My alarm is set for 5, but I can't sleep. If something happens and I don't make it by 9:15, they will close the yard for count and I will just be hanging around in the middle of nowhere til count clears. It has happened before. I just hate it. He is pacing in his cell and I am pacing the parking lot. Best to allow plenty of time for what usually takes three and a half hours. I slip out of bed so that I won't disturb my husband and creep down the stairs for a c...
