Noah has told me
Time and time again
He knows
What he wants
For his life
It is
To be
A writer
Up until reading his post
*COVID-19*
I agreed
Now
I see him
More a diplomat
Carefully constructed
Politically correct
Perfectly balanced
Analysis and presentation
You got my vote brother
As for us
As for
Covid-19
I think
Deeper reflection
here
May be needed
We are the inmate
We are the guilty
We are the confined
Judgment given
Sentence to be served
Separate from
The freedoms of society
It is
This separation
It defines the inmate
It defines the staff
It sets the standard
The foundation
The goal
To reform
It is
In this division
The penal system
Is created
Time now comes
That definition of freedom
It is challenged
The world
Its choices
Its opportunities
Its events
Limited
The lines blur
The loss
The repression
The disassociation
Lack of information
And
The confusion
All of this
Normal
Each day
In the life
Of the inmate
Now
The world feels it too
Their reaction
Sameness
And that
That is not allowed here
The difference
The separation
The distinction
It must be recreated
We are us
They are them
Psychosis
Diagnosis
Distorting the perceptions
Of those that teach the difference
In this denial
The truth is revealed
To know about something
To teach about something
It is not the same
As to experience that something
For yourself
Awkward it is
For me
The inmate
To see
Finally
In this manifestation
The delusions
The isolation
The identification
The process of thought
Which brings the justification
Creates the criminalization
Allowed the ajudication
Of myself
To be here
Today
Of all the treatments
All the theories
All the solutions
None better
Than the 1st hand
Eye witness account
The problem without an answer
The lack of coping skills
To handle said problem
The search
The pursuit
The shift
Responsibility to blame
The denial
The separation
The belief system created
Actions set forth
Rationalizations in place
They reach their conclusion
It is us
It is not them
And we
We are not the same
Harsh
I know
You think
Judge now
For your self
In this
Play by play
NO MORE LARGE GATHERINGS
Approx. 300 of us
Called down
Into the basement
Together
To be told this
People buying masks
That is
Inappropriate
Now
We
Cannot buy any for ourselves
The information
That you are hearing
On the news
From the doctors
From the people
In the world
It is false
I
Me
A nurse
In Yankton
South Dakota
Only Me
I know the facts
We must protect you
Protect you
From the virus
Contact between you
And the infected
Outside world
Needs to be limited
No more visits
For you
No more community programs
For you
We
We are going home early today
We have plans
We will be back tomorrow
We will see you then
ATTENTION ATTENTION
To limit exposure
Although you
Yourself
Could not
Possibly
Have
Any
Because
You have
Exactly
No contact
With the outside world
Except
Through us
We are going to restrict
Building access
To you
Furthermore
Separate
Segregate
Into smaller groups
During
The serving of food
HOWEVER
The staff
Which work
In these restricted areas
(For your benefit)
Will be available
To all of you
During these eating times
In the cafeteria
Also
To maintain
Secure operations
The correctional officers
Will wear
The same
One pair
Of gloves
As they randomly
Search different individuals
Leaving the chow hall
The possible chicken
Hidden under the collar
Will still
Not be tolerated
MEMO
We are limiting sick call
Should you get symptoms
It does not mean
That you are sick
In the name of your health
Feel free to use
One of the many
Community shared computers
E-mail us your concerns
Please use the
Non-alcoholic hand sanitizer
We have placed
In the area for you
It does not a thing
To defend against anything
However
It is better than nothing at all
COME ON PEOPLE
LISTEN TO YOURSELF
You cannot where a condom
Only once
But
Have sex 3 times a day
Then wonder how she got pregnant
You say
You are protecting us from a virus
How can that be true
Protecting you from us
But not us from you
As for Noah
My only grandson
Tayvon
He once told me
That he was scared
Scared to tell his mother
What he had just told me
I had him climb
Up on the logwood fence
I encouraged him
To lean his body over it
To kind of
Suspend
Balance
Himself there for a while
He asked me
What good
Was this for
I explained to him then
Pushing in your tummy
It might
Just help
Your nuts drop
HA
There is nothing wrong
With being nice
BUT
Admitting there is a problem
That is the 1st step
Love ya Brother
Dennis Cockerham 2020
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