incarceration

My Story

By TD Just two months ago my mom passed away My girl moved on, now I’m feeling like Tom Hanks in Cast Away Knives was just at my throat and I didn’t fight…

Today’s Mathematics

By JO 30 minutes of chaos Plus 1 Public Pretender Plus 1 judge Equals 39 years 16 years, with about 5 of those drug and alcohol-induced Produces a very impressionable…

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,…

The Unknown Words of Solitude

By AP They say I should be used to living in a cage Because all my life I have been trapped in pain But if they only knew solitude educated…

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…