Katie B.

Life Without

       

Tucked behind bars

Prison promises

He rocks for hours

On a damp concrete floor

Once the sky falls again

The moon reads the

Palm of his hand

Guilty

He weeps and gasps for

Air that seems scarce

On his bed of stone

Joints buckle

Unjust hours trudge

As the just slumber

In freedom

Dawn loses meaning

There are no days

Only sun and moon

Sun and moon

His passion

His gun

His conviction

Life with

Life without