So a week or so ago I asked jarrell to ask his guys he gangs with if they would like to say something or share their art (poems/draeings) on my blog and maybe perhaps write something for it as well. So his friend Thomas Thornton has said I can pull his drawings and poems what I can find on facebool and post up on my blog, here is what he has said and I have to say he couldn't have said it any better than what he had. I will post his poem up on a seperate post. Thank you tom! But his drawings are here on this one. You truly are a talented guy!
There is a basic human need for socialism. It is the very thing that makes us all human. We desire to reach out to our fellow man. We long for companionship and love. We sympathize and empathize with one another's plight. A friendship can be found is the most peculiar of places, too. The internet has helped propel that more than ever. In today's society we can find ourselves emailing, instant messaging, and texting with someone from opposite ends of the earth. More surprisingly, perhaps, is that we find we have a lot in common with our worldly counterparts. In those sort of relationships we are reminded of a simple song lyric that had a BIG meaning. It's a small world after-all. It truly is. You may think "What could I possibly have in common with a prisoner???" Well, if you have been following this blog and looking at the talent showcased here then you may be getting closer to the answer. EVERYTHING!!! Prisoners love, laugh, cry, long for something better, and miss family and friends. Do not be fooled by the propaganda of Hollywood that would have you all believe prisoners are big, burly, tattooed homosexuals out to crush the "fresh meat". I am neither big (6' 2" 189 lbs), burly (I look like a cross between El Debarge and Enrique Iglesias). I have no tattoos and I am very far from being gay. What I am trying to say here is that prisoners make mistakes just like you do. However, does that mean society should leave them unloved and out casted? I don't think so. I mean, you get a family puppy that uses the carpet for his personal bathroom. You punish him and tell him "No". But do you lock him in the basement and leave him there forever without ever connecting with him again and expect him to change into a great house dog? No. You'd expect him to die of hunger mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically. So, What I am asking all of you here is to "pet the puppy" (prisoner) in our basement (prison system). Write him an email, or send him a letter. Let him know that even though he's pissed on societies carpet that we still love him and when he has served his punishment we will let him out to run and play in the yard so long as he craps on the neighbors lawn rather than our own. LOL. Please care. Thank you.
If anyone would like to write to him these are his details.
Thomas Thornton 08755-068
USP Allenwood
P.O. Box 3000
White Deer, Pa 17887
email: t.g.thornton@live.com
And his mother has started a petition for clemency if you could please sign it it would be great. As I have myself. You will see his story pretty much up on there. Thanks guys and take care.
http://www.change.org/petitions/president-of-the-united-states-clemency-for-my-son?share_id=zmMWVinoNu&utm_campaign=share_button_action_box&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition
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