incarceration

From State to State

By SHA Since a teenager I moved from state to state Experiencing different lifestyles and cultures I never knew existed Even though I was incarcerated it was a journey That…

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39021-007

By LC 39021-007 That is my number till I pass away to heaven It belongs to me the thirty-nine thousand twenty-first man to be sentenced and sent away from D.C.…

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Mastering the Pain

By JG Feeling everything so deeply Can be a gift and a curse My happiness is true bliss Everything just works Suddenly, joy is replaced with pain Clear skies fill…

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Sky

By TH So many times I wondered why no matter how hard I tried I just couldn’t see the sky….  Buried deep in a cell a feeling deeper than hell… Behind a…

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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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