Innocent
He was stop at the traffic light
They had him surround
And they put a hand cuff
And he wonders what’s wrong
And said that he is wanted
For what he don’t have a clue
It has to be a mistake
This cant be true
They put him in a line up
Then come in the room and say
The others can leave
But he has to stay
So why she accuse him of this crime
When He never seen her before
The jury says that he’s guilty
And sentence him to 25 years or more
He broke down in court
His mother screams and cried
And today 15 years after
his mother has died
Then one night while watching TV
He sees there is a new technology
Call DNA testing that can prove
If some one are innocent or guilty
He got a new trial
And his conviction was over turn
15 years of his life was taken
That can never be return
She said she was sorry
But he just walks away
Knowing there’re many innocents
Still in jails today
Yes some times things happens
Why we can never know
And we have to keep believing
Or our minds will surely go
He sits on his gallery alone
As the rain starts falling down
Today he is a free man
Tomorrow a new life began
You'll never know what its means
To have your life taken from you
Confined to a world behind four walls
For crime you didn't do
This poem I write today
Is for the innocents in jails
Keep hope brothers and sisters
The truth will prevails
Copyright © Kasim Ishmael | Year Posted 2012
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