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Karen Gross
Educator/Author (children and adult books); Senior Counsel, Finn Partners
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Former football player Rae Caruth is being released from prison. He served 19 years. While in prison, he wrote this poem. I wonder if we can get it to others who think about wrongdoing and the price we pay, and it also gives us insight into the feelings of immigrants and their children who are detained --- in their case, the only crime being seeking a new home without legal permission in most cases. Hardly the equivalent of murder. "Carruth’s poem began: Think about how many times you’ve been to the zoo Ever wonder how it would feel if one of the animals were you? It ended: I bet you’ve never sensed the animals’ pain, humility or rage Because it’s impossible to conceive unless you’ve lived on both sides of the cage."
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