My Prison Kite (Poem)

The weight on my shoulders it’s an inverted cross
You judge me, condemn me but that’s your loss
I bow my knees clench my heart and my chest
An inverted cross, can it give me my rest

I’m not worthy I begin to scream
Tears flood my face a fast flowing stream
There must be hope, but where can hope be
My eyes are so flooded I can no hope see

Heart wrenching, heart hurt
Lying face down I kiss the dirt
Dear God if you are up there, can you free me once more
This weight on my shoulders is more than I asked for.

I fly my kite to heaven from behind my prison bars
I kneel, I’m longing, for the Maker of the stars

© 2017 by William J Bruce III

William J Bruce III is a Canadian writer, producer and celebrity publicist.

As a publicist he has worked with Shawn Harper of the NFL and the "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase of the WWE during Ted’s peak in Google Trends.

As executive producer to the compilation album Bridge Wars, he brought together artists such as F.E.R.N (Capitol Records artist produced by DukeDaGod of The Diplomats), and Mahogany Jones (four-time Champion of BET’s “Freestyle Friday’s”). Later in 2016 William became the executive producer and host of the Aussie Osbourne Show. The show featured in-depth interviews with celebrities such as Mike Mullane (former NASA astronaut), Alveda King (niece of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the daughter of civil rights activist A.D. King), and Charlene Li (Harvard magna cum laude graduate and NY Times bestselling author).

His writing has landed him cover stories with former Victoria Secret model Kylie Bisutti, P.O.D front man Sonny Sandoval and the "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase of WWE. William's work in film and his ability to hone the craft of writing assisted him in his role of script revisionist for the Eric Roberts film In the Blink of an Eye. The author of the memoir Penholder, William has also written the introduction to the 150th Anniversary Edition of Demons by Fyodor Dostoevsky.