Prisoner

In the darkness, there is light
An angel
Fallen
And tortured
For his mighty...

~If I sleep........~

Trapped within
This demon body
only temporary escape
If I...

She listened, she nodded
Poked and prodded
Around the darkness in my head
Pausing to...

A commission of a crime
Now I got to do time
19 years old and only 160 pounds
Why did...

Silence, darkness; not noise and light
against the oppressive heat I fight
Prison, here where...

I'm not sure what is worse
Thinking about dying
Or thinking about leaving
love behind...

Brute cages are locked tight

With bars of blackened steel

Escape only at night

...

Curb my desires, temper my flesh
for I am weak and distracted
Forge my skill to match Your...

From the belly of this beast I speak
ribs of steel and concrete flesh
hold me against my will...

Through frosted panes of Plexiglas
over prison yards devoid of grass
The morning waits to...

At last my monthly ration has come
the battle to write now won
My new pen and five blank...

I've spent the night reading
while others lay still bleeding
From wounds they dare not betray...

Bound not by chains but fear
no one stands together here
Not that we should as criminals...

I know you won't be there when I leave this place
I know this old photo will be the last glimpse of...

Silent is the voice
by fear and not choice
What once was a rebellious cry
now muted by...