Contributor: Becky Brasfield
Becky Brasfield is a writer and researcher based in Chicago, IL. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Sociology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is currently a (second) Master’s degree candidate in Counselor Education at Northeastern Illinois University and has published both academic and popular works.
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Dear God, Thanks for Nothing / Poetry
This letter to God reveals the frustrations, pain, and social stigma involved in not only being incarcerated when one’s civil rights are being violated, but also the struggle of living with the challenges of being a “convicted felon” in this society. In a format written directly to God “Himself,” the letter communicates the author’s conclusion that no human power can rectify the horrific racism and discrimination embedded in the incarceration system today.