One time a thought occured to me: I‘ve never known what I could be.Throughout my life I‘ve always done what other people thought was fun. Everything that I have known was no idea of my own. All my knowledge I was fed- by other people I was led. But now I am old enough to see, that what I’ve learned has not been me. I’ve never learned from books I’ve read – I‘ve learned from others views instead. All the music I‘ve liked was what my parents thought was right. And anything that I could draw , was subject to what others saw.Only now I really see,that there‘s much more inside of me. By always pleasing someone else, I never learned about myself. I can’t describe the change in me by realizing I am free. No longer do I get my news from other people point of views. I still respect what others think but not so much that I don’t think. Now that I have finally grown , I‘ve re-examined all I’ve known: the books I‘ve read I read again-and notice so much more within.This knowledge came to me with time, but one more thing is on my mind:This Situation isn’t new, it probably affects you too.While you can’t help what others do,do not let others think for you. You‘ll never see what might have been, so make decisions from within. It took my life to really see, but here in prison, I am free.
Danny Matthews
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