confinement

My Poem to Y’all

By AT I’m lock up thinking what should I do: Can’t write home, cuz Mom NEVER write back I’m lock up thinking what should I do: Baby mother block the jail phone,…

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I Forgot Who I Was

By HW I woke up one day feeling powerless & caged. I felt lost and afraid, it was freedom I craved! I felt like no one loved me & I…

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Untitled (I Wake)

By LC I wake to the sun rising in the East the rays burning my eyes as I shake off the sleep My first vision is bars before a screen…

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Fertile Concrete

By GL Lead and fire, erupted out of the stainless . . . steel weapon of humane destruction Lead and fire has left a heart broken; a napkin soaked in;…

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I’m Thankful

By B. I’m thankful for the first time I felt pain because I’ve learned that something in life is not a game. I thank God for the first time I…

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