Good men, bad men, and birds—all want to fly away at some time.
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One of the Gosling Five was missing! I imagined it had flown away on its own. When I went to the small yard there were only four goslings left. I looked around for dead bodies or missing feathers. The Gosling Five have no more baby fur and perhaps it’s a good thing he or she is gone. If I could fly, I’d fly far away from this place too. Yet, I ponder if some mean humans that control the rotunda on the weekend separated the Gosling Five, one from the rest of the family? There are some hateful correctional cops around that don’t like any prisoner programs or even positive interaction with what nature we prisoners can find. However, I discovered a much greater tragedy. I found out that someone had gone and smashed one of the remaining eggs in the corner nest and it was not infested with maggots. The mother goose had taken off. An Indian brother had cleaned up the nest in the hope that the mother goose would return and sit on the three eggs that remained and she did.
Back in the cell. A fat moth is in the window sill seeking shade from the ninety degree sunlight. The moth has been there since noon.
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Editor: Well, this ends it for the Beyond Bars and The Gosling Five series. I have learned so much about life and realness from working with these poetic statements. It is weird, over these past weeks I feel like I have really gotten to know Spoon through his writing, and now that the series is finished there is a little cloud of sadness hanging over me.I guess that shows the realness of Spoon Jackson’s words.
Spoon Jackson has a final word for you.
Thank you,
I want to thank all Peace G’s, Peace Poets and all the realness folks on Facebook and Twitter that follow me and that we follow. Particularly my people in Sweden that have embraced me with realness, love and inspiration over the years. I hope I’ll continue to inspire you to be real and keep glowing and growing and to look at us all as human beings, because underneath we are all the same. We must call for non-violence and racial peace and respect for all people. We must heal together and allow Mother Earth to seep into our hearts and souls and be one.
Week One With the Gosling Five Week Two With The Gosling Five Week Three With The Gosling Five Week Four With The Gosling Five Week Five With The Gosling Five Week Six With The Gosling Five Week Seven With The Gosling Five Week Eight With The Gosling Five Week Nine With The Gosling Five Week Ten With The Gosling FivePhoto: edenpictures/Flickr