Jared Hawk

Our Own Words Condemn Us

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"Cell Block C" by Jared Hawk. Original poetic material, graffiti artwork, and photograph by Jared Hawk, created September 13, 2026, at the Legal Graffiti Wall, Railroad Ave, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301, United States. Text as painted: Give me your tired Your Poor Your huddled masses Yearning to breathe free Here they are hunted and spurned and beaten and burned Inside Cell Block C First stanza quotes Emma Lazarus, "The New Colossus" (1883). Created September 13, 2026, at the Legal Graffiti Wall, Railroad Ave, Twin Falls, ID 83301, United States. First stanza quotes Emma Lazarus, "The New Colossus" (1883). Copyright 2026 Jared Hawk. All rights reserved in the photograph, graffiti artwork, composition, and original poetic material. First stanza from Emma Lazarus, "The New Colossus" (1883), public domain.
“Our Own Words Condemn Us” by Jared Hawk. Original poetic material, graffiti artwork, and photograph by Jared Hawk, created September 13, 2026, at the Legal Graffiti Wall, Railroad Ave, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301, United States. Text as painted:

Give me your tired
Your Poor
Your huddled masses
Yearning to breathe free

Here they are hunted
and spurned
and beaten and burned
inside Cell Block C

First stanza quotes Emma Lazarus, “The New Colossus” (1883). Created September 13, 2026, at the Legal Graffiti Wall, Railroad Ave, Twin Falls, ID 83301, United States. First stanza quotes Emma Lazarus,
“The New Colossus” (1883).

Copyright 2026 Jared Hawk. All rights reserved in the photograph, graffiti artwork, composition, and original poetic material. First stanza from Emma Lazarus, “The New Colossus” (1883), public domain.

Jared Hawk is a member of Idaho Inkspots Calligraphy Guild

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