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Caged and Afraid

Caged and Afraid Caged and Afraid Naked and Ashamed Dislodged and not found Lost but not Confound Left as the Lonely Clown The Lonely Clown Not Free to Fly Fear that I died Hated not loved Fought the lie Only to loose Tears dislodged from eyes Faith and prayer not there When I strayed From truth I lost the light From my mind In The cell Bathed and cleaned Rolled over by the governmental machine Spider crawl scared by the sun Their mistake But my self-worth Turned to self hate Judged before ever spoken Sentenced Justice Our commitment broken Gone is my pride Time as promised I wanted lesser I got maximum No name tags No medication No name No phone Location on known The deal is for life This conception Of Monster caged Just injustice Leaves me drained Fear seen

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Date: 9/9/2016 7:45:00 AM
Great read, Felicity. Skat
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Date: 9/9/2016 2:40:00 AM
Xool like the movie... Linda
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Felicity Palma
Date: 9/9/2016 10:17:00 AM
Hi Linda Looking at things in America..from a dahlia like perspective..only in verse..what do you think could have been different..Jux sayin!!

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