State-administered death is always a greater horror than any other by virtue of the methodical reasoning that precedes it. French philosopher Albert Camus wrote that "capital punishment is the most premeditated of murders, to which no criminal's deed, however calculated, can be compared. "For there to be an equivalency, the death penalty would have to punish a criminal who had warned his victim of the date on which he would inflict a horrible death on him and who, from that moment onward, had confined him at his mercy for months. Such a monster is not to be encountered in private life."

Is deep within

A place for a friend

If so I hope you choose me

Knowing your letters set me mentally free

To a place by your side

Where the darkness doesn't reside

Where we'll get to know and accept each other

For better and worst

And when times get hard we'll lean on our relationship worth

I extend a hand

To any woman or man

Who can find

Deep within

A place for a friend

Thank you for your time I hope to hear from you soon!

Gerald

July 2010

In search of a Friend

I'm 28 years old and looking for people who will honestly and truthfully allow me to get to know them through letter writing I don't have a relationship with my family so this would mean a lot to my well being on death row.

I'm an easy going person and have grown up since I've been on death row. I've taught my self how to draw, hoping to get better, write poetry, my first book is being published, and I am an activist who’s actively involved in abolishment of the death penalty.

 I believe that friendship is something sacred and I’m looking for people who would like to become good friends though we are separated by these prison walls. I hope to be blessed with a message from you soon. I’m only a letter away. 

In the event of my demise

when my Heart can beat no more

I hope I die for a principle

or Belief that I had lived for

I will die before time

Because I feel the shadows depth

so much I wanted to accomplish

Before I reached my death

I have come to grips with the possibility

and wiped the last tear from my eyes

I loved all who were positive

In the event of my demise

By Tupac Shakur

Book: "My Emotional Death: Living Texas' Deathrow"  

By Gerald E: Marsahll

ISBN 9783839199428 

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By Gerald E.Marshall 

"My Emotional Death: Living Texas' Deathrow" ISBN 9783839199428 - published July 2010

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