-James, San Quentin State Prison, CA
I have to believe that it’s still possible to stand my life even, to create a better life for myself, one with meaning and worth of living.
At sixty two years old I don’t have a lot to be proud of. I have spent less than a year and a half in the real world since I was 18 years old. There just has to be more to life than these concrete walls, steel bars, and prison blues. I didn’t truly believe that I didn’t think there would be much point in going on in life.
Fortunately, I believe strongly that I have the strength and fortitude to make better life choices and living the kind of life that I can be proud of.
In an ideal world, I will find a way to use my lifetime of poor choices and life experiences to positivity affect others.
As a writer, I like to look at my life as I would a book. As far my book of life I wouldn’t say has affected a story with much meaning to it. But I get to write the closing chapters of my book. It’s all up to me to make those closing chapters meaningful and worth reading.