A Prisoner’s word <br />Life in jail sucks <br />I have hit bottom rock <br />If only I had known <br />How difficult it would be <br />To cope in one of the toughest prison <br />I would have hesitated <br />And thought again <br /> <br />Thrown in Jail <br />Rejected bail <br />Sniffed out by the law as guilty <br />Had I known <br />I would have done things quite differently <br /> <br />Now a society system recorded failure <br />For an outstanding outrageous behaviour <br />Hustling for cigarettes <br />And bursting for drugs <br />An atlas of cells <br />With polluted smells <br /> <br />Two more years to pay <br />And I keep wondering <br />How did I end up this way? <br />Words were perilously playing in my brain <br />When I held up that bank <br />Before then I was hardworking and frank <br />Until from my job I got sacked <br />With my football team I got axed <br />From my lover a jilt letter was faxed <br /> <br />I became depressed <br />Not very strong <br />But I was totally wrong <br />This is not where I belong <br />Unfortunately I am all holed up. <br /> <br />Sometimes I dream of a jail break <br />Minutes later I awake <br />And ponder on all that money I could have raked <br />That wealth I would have truly cherished <br />However my freedom I truly relish <br />Knowing I will be free one day <br />Brings me a glimmer of hope <br />This shimmers regularly down my thoughtful slope <br />Oh this prison sucks <br /> <br />© Sylvia Chidi- 17 October 2005<br /><br />Sylvia Chidi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-prisoners-word/
