Bail

I breath you in deeply, I softly exhale; I longed for you to greet me' As I lay alone in my cell. My soul has no sail, And nor my mind awaken; Not a witness of my tale, My body is all that is taken. I try and I may fail, To release what I have stolen; My mind fills faster as I bail, I grasp the bars till I am swollen.

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Pashang Salehi

Date: 9/19/2016 1:48:00 PM

Hi Mike very nice poem..... I am also in bandage. My soul is aging Within empty cage.

Mike Jones
Date: 9/19/2016 9:41:00 PM

Thank you. Our mind can be a fortress with seldom glimpses of light.

Jannie Breedt

Date: 8/1/2016 5:55:00 AM

Hi Mike, which begs the question .. what did they lock you up for?. I tell you this though, there is elements of greatness in your words.The topic is also out of the ordinary. If this really happened then they did you a favour because look at what has come from it. Well done

Mike Jones
Date: 8/9/2016 8:35:00 AM

Thanks Jannie!

Skat A

Date: 7/10/2016 11:08:00 PM

MIKE, GOOD TO READ... SKAT

Mike Jones
Date: 8/9/2016 8:35:00 AM

Thank you!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/23/2016 8:00:00 PM

gosh, I hope you never experienced a jail cell!! Anyway, this is good stuff, Brian. Why did you call it free verse? this is definitely rhyme!

Mike Jones
Date: 6/23/2016 10:28:00 PM

Lol sure I have lived an adventurous life lol. I've only been writing poetry for a a few months and don't know the forms so I thought free verse was safe. Lol I will change it to Rhyme. BTW. If wouldn't be too much trouble. I only have a few poems. Would you tell me if I have the forms correct on those. One day when you have a moment of course. Thanks, Jennifer... ;)