words of imprisonment...

Wow! I had know idea that when i started reading this essay, i would be so bent up with emotion by the end. By Amanda Coyne, "The Long Goodbye: Mother's Day in Federal Prison" is a sleek, powerfully written memoir. Full of sensory details, the reader really gets drawn into the, not quite 'action' per-say, but more into the emotions which are flying throughout this prison visiting room. Not only does Coyne manage to write this extremely well, she also puts her own opinions dominantly in. Coyne talks of America's unfair legal system, and raises an important question: "Aren't there mor serious rapists, armed robbers, and murderers who should be doing hard time rather than petty criminals?" This is a super-hot topic in politics today and, quite frankly, I'm proud she expressed her opinion so openly. That's one of the beautiful things I'm starting to find out about writing. You can really express your true feelings on a subject through a pen and a pencil. Coyne really emphasized the emotion, and I don't know about you all, but i could literally feel it within me. She must have struck a chord somewhere. I might've been the thought of the mother who only made four phonecalls and is now serving 10 years, or the mother's boyfriend who actually committed a real crime got off with 3. This essay has really sparked my brain to think about our legal system now in America. It's a joke a rapist can get less time than a pothead. Does anyone not agree? The one thing i really thought was just a painful thing to think about (not literally painful) was when the boy punched his mom in the face and walked away without another word. Thinking about a scene like this was almost unbareable... Powerful writing...