incarceration

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…

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…

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…

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…

What I Don’t Say

By AB When I say freedom You hear closing cell doors When you say freedom I hear soft cries What I can’t say is peace of mind What I mean…