Lawrence Hall
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“Parole,” He Replied, “I’m Afraid of Parole.”
What are you
most afraid of?
“Parole,” he
said, and the others agreed
“I don’t like it
in here; I don’t have any choices
But no one
expects anything much of me
I can’t make any
choices, so I can’t fail
“But out there –
there – I have to make choices
I have to live up
to my kid’s expectations
I have to live like
a man, show some initiative
Get up and go to
work without being told
“Most of all, I’m
afraid of letting my kid down
I might fail him,
like I did before
And that’s the
scariest thing of all”
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