incarceration

Jail Bird

By AB A bird once flew over a prison and sat on the bars of a window sill The prisoner fed the bird crackers and the bird ate to his…

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Fire and Ice

By AW Never shall I die in prison as my dad died in 1999 Fire and wind of the sky Fire and ice of my soul Stirring within my heart…

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Isolation

By AS Trapped inside your own mind, no human contact takes a toll in time. Have seen many lose their mind; but to some only the strong survive It affects…

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Penitentiary’s Soul

By AG Penitentiary’s therapy Thriller of the cage; Or is it rage? An emaciated man covered in a crimson crown, head unbowed. Stall-fed verifier Subsisting on other’s tears Or is…

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End of the Road

By TG 3:30 in the morning not a soul in sight. The prisons like a ghost town when the guards turn off the lights. Teardrops only tattoos there’s no crying…

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