The cure
Albert Ramos 
Prison Poetry 
Apr 24, 2019 
Al wrote this in response to the murders of people worshiping at mosques in New Zealand in 2019.
These empty vessels
Which once housed immense hope
And vast dreams
Crumble with little effort
To our embracing earth.
Tender intentions left ravaged
By the darkly motivated hands of another
Such uncanny nature
This life holds
Blessings abound
And yet bleakness shows existence
Through the work and pain
Of systematic carnage.
Violence shall not be the infection
Which disfigures love’s reach.
No, love will cure this sickness
And the earth will give back
Our hopes and dreams.
And the harmony that anger
Tried to destroy
Will live another and another
And another day.
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Albert Ramos
Albert Gerome Ramos was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He has been incarcerated since 2005 and is currently enrolled in the North Carolina Field Minister Program. Upon graduation he plans to start programs that help incarcerated people with mental health issues, drug dependency, and those who struggle from childhood trauma. He is the author of the children's book Gavin Discovers the Secret to Happiness.
