Thanksgiving 2012

Thanksgiving 2012 I have always been an introspective man. I can recall being a passenger in the warden’s car and being transported on a day trip back to my prison. High in the sky was a billboard which showed a picture of a jet flying and the background was a tropical sunset. The caption read: “Take our Yellowbird to Miami.” I so wanted to go, but I knew it was impossible. Our car passed a group playing basketball in a courtyard. The wardens seated in the front no doubt saw a pickup basketball game. In my mind, I wondered what life would be like for those players in 10 years from now. You see I became conditioned to think in the future. I had to because the present was no fun at all.