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The Prisoner

They say you'll never know real prison
til you've inhabited all 4 comers of isolation.....

When your mind betrays like Judas every 
logical thought that runs through your head...

When the only thing you truly seek out of life is
to be free from regret which can weigh you down
more than ball and chain...............

When it doesn't really matter how sorry you 
are for mistakes you've made in the past cause
redemption is nowhere in sight.

When eagerly you wait for loved ones to arrive
 and no one pays you a visit.......

When surrounded by crowds of  people who claim 
to be trustworthy but can't wait for you to turn your 
back so that they can F--- you up the A--
 
When thoughts of death sing like song your favorite 
lullaby - trust me you've been there in more ways than one. 

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  1. Date: 5/10/2013 8:42:00 AM

    I try not to have regrets. Perhaps I'm making them. Sometimes the mountain must go to muhammad

  1. Date: 3/22/2013 11:42:00 PM

    Wonderfully written. I like the way it has this..... Take it from someone who knows feeling to it.

    Barton Avatar Madelin Barton Date: 3/29/2013 11:17:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    thank you for commenting on my poetry XXX -Maddie B
  1. Date: 3/7/2013 5:03:00 PM

    got your message and made corrections. just read your reply thanks for replying. i'll try to take your advice with Gods help.btw next month i'll be fifty.

    Barton Avatar Madelin Barton Date: 3/7/2013 6:44:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    I love your poetry John you have heart this is truly a great a way to liberate your mind and share your story :) I'm here waiting for your next piece God bless you John
  1. Date: 3/7/2013 1:22:00 PM

    Yes, very dark I do see the unfinished part but I see, like you said redemption in this poem. Nicely done poet. I like it but I would work on it.

  1. Date: 3/6/2013 4:42:00 PM

    this is so where i an right now.

    Barton Avatar Madelin Barton Date: 3/6/2013 11:04:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    I wrote this when I was 17 yrs old very dark place I was in. funny thing is that it is incomplete cause I had it memorized word for word then destroyed most of what I had written here I stand 21 yrs later trying to recover this sad but true recap of youth gone wrong God bless and focus on taking a day at a time best wishes Maddie