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Poetry and Art By Abel Castillo

Possibilities
By Abel Castillo

The world is full of possibilities and to take that risk of stepping out of my comfort zone is a way to acquire what my heart desires.

Anywhere I step foot on this planet I will make the best of it and do my best to accomplish all that I deem necessary and fruitful.

Around a lot of uncertainty, I am certain that being fearless is a key to unlock the greatness within. If others can reach success and greater heights then so can I and I win thru consistency and determination.

Full of possibilities this life is an adventure where happiness and love await me every day.

I need to stay focused and doing what works for me. I like to study, learn and put into practice all that I have absorbed from conversations I had and books I’ve read. Being here in prison has taught me how to improvise, be resourceful and have discipline which to me are very important to progress in life.

Growing up I really never had the guidance, direction or knowledge to live a quality life and that’s why I landed myself in prison. Lacking the knowledge & education that was needed as a kid was part of the reason I’ve spent many years in prison. But little by little I’ve learned how to utilize this time to grow, develop and improve. I still wouldn’t take nothing back because I wouldn’t be who I am today if I did, and I believe to be a person of strength and character.

Abel Castillo
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Hot 16
By Abel Castillo

Posted up kicking back
Meditating on you
I ain’t picture perfect
But I’m perfect for you
And I hope you feel the same
I’m just speaking my truth
I don’t wanna see you cry
Let me be here for you
I done been through Hell and back
Just to show that you’re worth it
Even when they left you hangin’
I stayed and I kicked it
Kut I believe in you
I just want you to heal
You ain’t ever gotta worry
As long as I’m here
Side by side with some loyalty
Is how we gone ride
Hold one another down
Til the day we die
From the pen to the streets
We connected like ties
You my girl and I’m your man
Pay no mind to the critics
They just wish they were us
Pave the way, we the ones
Others wanna be like
But they can’t imitate
This type of love and respect
I won’t change you for the world
Baby know that we blessed.

All-Seeing Eye
By Abel Castillo

The All-Seeing eye can be
Everything and anything under
The sun and moon. As soon as I
Step foot out of the door
There are eyes on me in the
Form of cameras being
Watched by some person
With the motive and the intentions
Of restricting/controlling
My freedom, liberty, movements

This brings me to the questions
Of “Are we ever really free?” “Does
Freedom actually exist?” The All-
Seeing Eye is placed upon each
Each and every one of us either by our
Phones, tablets, co-workers, law-
Enforcement and all their cruel
Corrupt methods they employ on
The masses since the birth of
This nation.

It doesn’t have to be only techno-
Logy that can be considered “All-
Seeing Eye”. Being aware and cautious
Is critical because you never know.

Today’s A New Chapter in World History!
By Abel Castillo

Peacemaker my a##!
America’s president Donald Trump
Called an action today that
Ended up being a strike attack
On Iran, which hit and murdered
A lot of people in bunkers and
Surrounding areas of the nuclear
Plant sites it struck today. All
Was under the command of Trump
The strikes of Iran’s nuclear sites
Bombing and bringing down those
Power plants. With weapons and
Technology that a lot of us had
No clue existed until today even
Thought Trump had clearly stated
Before that he would not do such
Things nor commit acts of war
It is exactly what he did today
And probably has done since he’s
Been in office. Human nature is
Just too powerful to be suppressed.
Today America and the Trump
Administration killed, bombed, slaughtered,
And murdered hundreds of people
Who were just doing their jobs
Or simply around the vicinity.
The American government is no better
Then those they’ve accused in the past
Of terrorist attacks! Murderers,
Criminals, pigs, fascists! Thankx to him
We will enter a war they shouldn’t have started.

Free Us, Free Us All
By Abel Castillo

We are no longer safe
War has come
Iran was bombed
Underground killing hundreds
June 19 2025
Breaking news
What’s to come?
Get sent off to war
Overseas
So our young can die
For a corrupt government
Who don’t give a fuck
About us
We get mistreated
In our own country
Deprive us of our
Rights, citizenship, humanity
But you want us to fight
Your battles
And we don’t even know why
Don’t know the truth
Behind these attacks
Our young go off to war
For you
While you collect all the $
Keep us in poverty
We collect caskets
And fill up cemeteries
For a racist, greedy cause
That has nothing to do with us.

Once Upon A Time I Was 5
By Abel Castillo

Once upon a time I was 5
Didn’t really know how to read
Or how to write
I remember going to school
And I would cry
With my lunchbox in hand
A sandwich with cheese and ham
To me it seemed
Like a faraway land
I would wipe my tears
And stare at the clock
More than I would my own teacher
Who would talk a lot
I just wanted to go home
And jump in my mother’s arms
The only place my heartbeat would stay calm
But the world didn’t care
That’s why I got it in my palm

Time On Top of Miles
By Abel Castillo

I wasn’t born like this
I dived into this
No guidance I ran the streets
Where I smoked my first joint and felt bliss
Pissed
School wasn’t cool I didn’t understand
What it meant to improve I thought
Committing crime was the thing to do
Which caused mom and dad
A lot of sleepless nights
Probably
Tryna figure out what to do? I was
Angry, lost, and out of control
Not knowing
That one day I would do time
For obeying a secret code that secretly
Inspired me to drop out of school
And hit the road five finger discounts
And writing graffiti on the walls
Was my form of therapy and saying
Fuck the law
Where did mom and dad go wrong
Cause I wasn’t born like this
Now I’m doing time on top of miles
Forgetting how my family looks
When they smile
All for hitting the road at the wrong time
When I should have been inside
Elevating my mind
Reading books and figuring out ways how to rise
Out the 9
Cause where I’m from it’s hard to get above
Underneath the stars I use to pray for love
Instead, I got time on top of miles
Away from it all

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