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What Do I Say?

Created by Lee Call

What Do I Say?
They say in time
the pain will fade
here I am, still waiting
unable to shed another tear
unable to heal
while my heart
is still breaking
every waking moment
my mind is racing
memories of their faces
I keep on replaying
I hear little voices saying
“Daddy Come home.”
what do I say
as they patiently wait
for me to say, “I will”?

Poem by: Lee Call 2019305
Lawton Correctional Facility 4B-2B
8607 S.E. Flower Mound RD
Lawton, OK 73501

About the Artist
Lee Call

Lee Call is currently serving a 20-year non-violent sentence. He arrived at Lawton prison determined not to let his time be wasted. From the beginning, he made a deliberate choice: to use this chapter of his life to grow, to learn, and to become someone he could be proud of. Writing became one of the central ways he pursued that commitment. As an aspiring writer and artist, he set goals rooted in his own definition of success—seeking guidance, building skills, contributing something meaningful to others, and finding a community that wanted to see him thrive.
For Lee, writing is both an anchor and an offering. It is how he stays aligned with the man he is becoming, how he builds a future for himself and his family, and how he shares a voice he once feared would go unheard.

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