#title I Am Resolving Myself
#author Marius Mason
#SORTauthors Marius Mason;
#date 2022
#source [[https://www.fifthestate.org/archive/412-fall-2022/i-am-resolving-myself]]
#lang en
#pubdate 2023-02-07
#notes Fifth Estate #412, Fall, 2022

My childhood prepared me for prison

I knew that in every day

There was a possibility

That I might be ashamed,

Denied something I

Needed,

Would be contained and prevented

From escaping

And yes, there would be pain,

There might be violence

Marius Mason paints and writes while serving 22 years in prison. <strong>supportmariusmason.org</strong>