5-22-06
Hello Gary,I pray this mail finds you in the very best of health and spirits. I thank ya so very much for the letter and for adding me to your web site. Please give my thanks and blessings to Andria Renee Goodwin, I look forward to receiving the magazine. I am a poet and will try to contribute my work to add to her magazine if possible, please ask her if this will be possible. I have been trying to get on a pen pals web site for a while now and I don’t know who referred me but may God bless them and I thank them and you. I am including a couple of my poems that you can look over. I have many more. I have also written a biography of my life and would like to begin the stages of getting it noticed, I know it will help many people out there, not to walk the same paths I have. I spent 40 years running from Christ, and for the past 3, I have been running towards Him, and I love my life now. I have been forgiven for all the wrong I have done and I pray that someone will see the true deep qualities I possess as a human being. I am in two college courses now, “The Armstrong College” and “The Family Radio School of the Bible”. I am pursuing my associates’ degree in theology. So as you can see, I try to surround myself with the Word. I want to thank ya for helping people like me. There are so many out there who feel we are useless and not deserving of any kindness, but it’s people like you who show them different, and it’s convicts like me who truly appreciate you. I know ya are Super Man, ya just haven’t realized your true powers yet. I hope to hear from ya again soon. may God bless ya and everything ya touch. Love in Christ, James D. Fuller James D. Fuller #1173539 Calhoun State Prison PO BOX 249 Morgan, GEORGIA 39866 P.S. I’ve included a brief bio, for you and Ms. Goodwin along with a sample of my work. God Bless. Hello, My name is James Dalton Fuller. I am writing to hopefully have my poems placed in your publications and hopefully get a response. I have a lot of written work I would like to put into book form, I am sure it will be a very successful venture. I only need some exposure. I appreciate all ya can do. Now here, let me give my brief bio. James D. Fuller, 43 year old African Male who loves to write, poetry and short stories. Spiritual brother who has been through a lot in life but still has a very positive being and loves those who love God and self. A soul seeking wisdom on all levels and willing to share and receive knowledge with whoever. Very into the mind, the rest is not important. With blessings. Sincerely, James James D. Fuller #1173539 Calhoun State Prison PO BOX 249 Morgan, GEORGIA 39866 Poem
1
“The Old
Me”
by James D. Fuller
One day I was walking in an unfamiliar part of town. I did not care if I were lost or not. I was cold, and rain was falling down. And I was trying to find a place to cop. I saw a guy, well dressed in throw back gear. I asked; “are you the one?” as the diamonds in His ears shined, large and crystal clear. He said; “I have what everyone wants” I reached in my pocket to pull out my twenty, when all of a sudden He said, “no, no, no, you don’t have to pay for this.” He Said; “this is free, and there is plenty” so He put something in my hand that I thought was my fix. I didn’t want to get my fix wet, this package I held so tight. So I ran to a nice dry spot away from the rain. As I pulled my fist out in the light, I felt that I had what would keep me high all night. But when I opened my fist, there was a piece of paper that had on it my name… and it read…. “your search is over, it ends tonight. I was sent to tell you Christ died so you could have life.” I began to cry, cause I couldn’t understand what I felt. Then I saw a light and I began to feel like someone else was there. Then I realized I didn’t have to live that way, now there was help. And ever since that day, I’ve been blessed to know that God loves me all the time, anywhere. - James D. Fuller Poem 2 “If I Were In God’s Hands” by James D. Fuller
If I were in God’s hands, I would never have known the feeling of loss. If I were in God’s hands, I would have been a better person to all the people I’ve crossed. If I were in God’s hands, I would have never known the meaning of pain and strife. If I were in God’s hands, I would still have my daughter and my beautiful wife. If I were in God’s hands, I would never knew the need of His Word. If I were in God’s hands, all this time I’ve spent behind bars would never have occurred. Now I’m in God’s hands and all that negativity is gone and will never come again. The most precious loss in my whole life was when I lost my family, so now I seek peace and friendship as I walk in God’s hands. - James D. Fuller Poem
3 “Intro To
Peace” by James
D. Fuller
My heart and soul have ached for so long, but no one seemed to hear my cry. I have lived a life that was so very wrong, constantly crying tears of hate and pain, thinking peace could never be mine. I thought I had the solutions to whatever problems I faced. But while in the state of disillusion, it only fed my ignorance and ultimately sealed my fate. Now I am reduced to nothing, but was given a brand new heart. And as of recent I was baptized in the Holy Spirit which has now given me a new start. I was introduced to the only one who can save my soul, and it only took me 43 years to know who was and still is in control. I am not a failure, and I am no longer full of pain and hurt. I am though, in need of much prayer, and to become a member of a good church. So as you read this testimony, notice my introduction to peace, and give me a chance to live again. I may be in this temporary cage, but the time will soon come for me to once again spread my wings. - James |