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Blessed & Broken BLESSED & BROKEN Kolbe House Jail Ministry SUMMER 2021 Life by James B. Life has not been gentle. Love has not been alluring. Loneliness has been the only traveling companion I have ever known… Diseased is my soul, Desperate and deprived, Left wanting… to be released from dismal. Hope has enslaved my struggle within me And, at the same time, above me lies the goal, Just close enough to stir within-- Love Never Fades, Family is My fundamental incompleteness longing Forever Yet too far for the hands to reach… by Tacharleston W. Somewhere between nowhere and everywhere I stand rejoicing in what I do not have… Kolbe House Jail Ministry 1 Blessed & Broken by Shana C. Blessed & Broken I’m blessed to be alive and take a breath each day. 2434 S. California Ave. I’m broken because I’m here, I just don’t know Chicago, IL 60608 what to say. Locked up behind these walls for something I did not do, Publisher Praying to the man above to help me see this through. Kolbe House Catholic Jail Ministry Being away from my family is the hardest part of all, But with their support, they pick me up when I Editorial Team fall. MaryClare Birmingham Each day is a struggle and you never know what (Executive Director ) it may bring, Sr. Annie Killian But I won’t let it get me down because I’m the Chi Nhan (Ignatius) Nguyen, SJ winner of this ring. Blessed to be here and to just be me, Broken, not so much, because I’ll soon be free. Everyone is Home in Heaven by Lithia H. Everyone is home in Heaven, Sitting, sitting, Sitting at God’s feet. Tomorrow is gone, today is here, Say to us, Say to us, Say to you That life is beautiful in my Father’s kingdom. The pain is over, The stress is lessen, Blessed & Broken The anger has demonstrated evil, The joy is around the corner, is a quarterly anthology of creative art by And the love is never ending. persons currently/formerly incarcerated in Cook I’m more than enough, I am chosen, and County Jail and Illinois Department of I am royalty Corrections institutions. It seeks to lift up the In God’s saving grace. voices of our sisters and brothers impacted by incarceration. It is a project of Kolbe House, the Jail Ministry of the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. Kolbe House Jail Ministry 2 Ab-sense Brokenless by Chaka R. by Chaka R. Where have I been? My Process: Absent, all these years, Broken then Blessed. Silent witness to a boy’s Fallen tears. In scriptures of old, Wells Fire purifying gold. To quench fires Run dry. This peace of brokenness, Crackled and bruised soul, My smile, while beneath Still I… Rain clouds, Grow ever so slow Oddly thunderous sounds In the moon’s light. Become so familiar. I reflect on… Soon silence, My purpose before my death. Focus, Umm… And clarity of thought, How can I rise? A blessing bought When gravity is overtaken, By affliction Laws, I contemplate While persistin’ to be better, Break in Developed within fetters The realm of faith. Caged, locked, and chained And flying inside. Yet, Newtons on Now, feel the wind Black boys Beneath my mind, Overwhelm, Falling slow Holding them To be broken Down, Less. Like Floyd lay On the ground. Can you feel the asphyxion? Struggling to break… Resisting. When Jesus Rose Eagle Guarding by Carol M. by Carol M. Kolbe House Jail Ministry 3 2020 Peace paints a paradise. by Juan G. 2020 Hell of a year, 2020 I can hear 2020 Hell of a year, 2020 I can hear Hell emerging from the core of earth, it’s here Hell emerging from the core of earth, it’s here Trembles beneath my feet, shock waves of Trembles beneath my feet, shockwaves of terror, terror, Hades knows no boundaries, no mercies. Hades knows no boundaries, no mercies. House raids take place in the dark, Fentanyl takes all, heart stops, Protests spark. My world does too, depletion of life Riots reap rewards, stores board. Mental illness, voices be still, misery conversing Wrong house, but CPD is always right, with strife. Nothing wrong on this night. One last visit, COVID-19 restricted, Young and old get exposed, Smiles in the sun, Body cam captured Jim Crow. Day before my birthday, our last good-byes, Frightened as she stands in the nude, can’t let Your last alive. this one go, Judge grants order, $485 fee, Lil blanket doesn’t cover the shame, Must pay if I want to see, wake awaits me. Handcuffs always remain. ERT escort, blue box shackle and chains Blanket big enough to cover the city, Little brother laid to rest in Big Brother’s pain. State-issued one from the jails will suffice. Grateful to touch you, hateful towards the grave Remnants of slavery still ring true, disguised So I pray, I remember… I miss Nick. slave master. One last viewing, one last good-bye Mass incarceration mastered the trick, One last cry, 20 minutes fly by. Black and Brown magic. Time is up, must return to my cage, CPD serve and protect, Not with rage. Serve injustice to the public. Paid my respects, I’m at peace with your death Loss of life gains eternal life, 2020 Bring me hope, Resurrection reunion. 2020 Vision amplified the scope, I see peace on the horizon, rise joy… rise. 2020 Hell of a year, 2020 I can hear Hell emerging from the core of earth, it’s here When Trembles beneath my feet, shockwaves of by Janice N. terror, Hades knows no boundaries, no mercies. When will I stop hurting And learn to live life again? Pandemic puts people in pandemonium. When will I stop hurting others President please protect, And learn to be somebody’s friend? Trump just writes a check, neglect. Was it released to increase the decease? When will I make a difference Population control, out of control. In the lives of those I know? Then profit billions from a vaccine of relief, When will I use my talents Such disbelief. And help others to grow? Was it a bat escaped from hell with a womb fathered by Satan? When will I stop using Evil Coronavirus spread to the corners of earth, And live the life God meant me to live? Destroyed life’s worth. When will I stop using people God at work, we will prevail, hail heaven. And start being the one to give? Kolbe House Jail Ministry 4 When it is my turn to prosper Word to the Wise And live a beautiful life? by Arnold J. When will I stop being alone And finally be somebody’s wife? If you can’t figure out what’s happening by now, You’re way behind of the people in charge of the I can answer my own questions pandemic that’s allowing “we the people” to And stop living life in a nod: keep on dying. It’s when I stop giving my life to the devil, The head of it all has a daily line, And I finally give it to God. Some would say he’s constantly lying, But every day he keep trying A Fragile Heart To change the narrative from the coronavirus by Terrell J. To Democrats, media, markets and defying. Over 164,000 families are crying A fragile heart constantly bleeding, Over a loved one killed by coronavirus as it You left a hole in it when your heart stop keeps on skying. beating. We’ve now had some seven months of our Deeply wounded, suffocating by your silence, federal government noncomplying. Emergency surgery with a medical kit We now know how mandatory masks would Of strength to stop the bleeding. have prevented some from dying; Asking the man upstairs to seal Instead, it was called a hoax This heart with closure. As if this virus was Casper the friendly ghost. Grant me peace of mind, Some have even gone around the country to The strength to keep our dreams alive and boast, Keep his name alive. Lying that this virus would disappear for the No matter the road we take or how dark it gets, most, Life comes with obstacles (some life-changing). But as I’ve told you before, the most You will quit, Who are dying are poor and minorities from You will get knocked down, coast to coast. You will feel broken, This is why I believe they don’t care, because You will feel alone and empty. this helps them win the vote. But you must remember, Dominant power and control over the poor folks You’re still here and have things to accomplish by pretending the virus is a joke! In remembrance of your loved one. They have their media personnel spread Embrace your struggles to find solace. Misinformation about the “truth” that’s spoke. We must find that inner strength within us In some papers and on sites you can read what To get back up 'n fight. they wrote. We will make it through the storm, I promise you’re the most, and you’re being We will make it through the cold, okee-doked, We will make it through the heat, We need God, help and hope. And we will make it through the haze of fog Because we are strong. We are strong. We are strong. TYRONE STRONG. Kolbe House Jail Ministry 5 Father, Can You Hear Me? And I am the same one who brought you this far.
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