Life Without

Katie B.

       

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

 

 

  • Author: Katie B. (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 9th, 2026 12:27
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 3
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  • sorenbarrett

    Prison is not a place that one would desire to be. I have seen it as an intern many years ago and it is full of all walks of life and all kinds of people from the brilliant to the deficient from the strong to the weak and from the guilty to the innocent. Well written Katie



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