Human beings that can, at times, be so caring and helpful, thoughtful and graceful, can at other times be so very ugly.  When you place a man amongst a group of men that do not possess the saving graces…  a group of men that is nothing but ugly, things can go very bad.

I often hear on my FM radio snippets of humor.  Or a commercial.  Maybe a child speaking candidly, which is humorous or touching.  I hear a thirty second piece of humanity – a piece of the real world. 

I have lost the laughter of children.  Lost a million tiny human interactions that create warm, happy, positive feelings.  I have gained violence, anger and willful ignorance.   I have gained mean spirited humor and more forms of discrimination than I can name properly.  I have gained a million negative pieces to replace the million positive pieces… and I despair.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  The above is an excerpt from Jeremy Robinson’s, The Monster Factory, which he is currently revising. Jeremy lives in a Texas prison and can be contacted at:
Jeremy Robinson #1313930
Polunsky Unit
3872 South FM 350
Livingston, TX 77351