Prison is exactly what it is. A black hole of negativity. A deep reservoir of hatred, violence, drama, gossip and petty bickering. But in all of that I have found clarity of oneself. My epiphany...
In 2020, mid-Covid pandemic I was stripped of all of my privileges, no phone calls, no canteen, no television, no outside time for nine months but what I could do was check out books from the prison library. So I checked out three Star Wars books and one self-help book. The self-help books weren't for the author's preachings of how to live life but for the abstract thinking it gave me, and I realized that I craved self-improvement. That's what I was missing! So nine months later three things happened: I tested positive for Covid twice, became a super Star Wars nerd, and became well acquainted with my inner-self. But my self-improvement didn't stop there. So I told myself "you have two choices: die in this cell or become knowledgeable in the law of the American justice system and do what you do best, fight your way out of a bad situation." So I did just that. So now I am in the appeal process, and I have one foot in the door of the courts. The DA is not making it easy and it's going to be a steep hill to climb but who knows I might get lucky just one more time. Plus I have an awesome lawyer. She is one of the greatest people you'll ever meet, and I say that rarely. She is passionate and fights hard for me. So don't be misled, I may be locked up but I'm not gone, and Keenan Miller is still Keenan Miller, the inglorious loveable loser who just can't seem to get it right but you'll find yourself rooting for him anyway.
Bruce Lee once said "the key to immortality is first living a life that's worth remembering”. I'll never be Bruce but I hope I am worth remembering.
-Keenan Miller