Forsaken In Prison
I m p r i s o n e d.
C o n f i n e d.
D e t a i n e d.
I n c a r c e r a t e d.
Locked in a cell for too long...days of darkness and
wearing orange. Was the accident really my fault?
I was driving safely. It was raining and I swear she
just jumped in front of my car without reservation.
Now I suffer in a penitentiary holding onto all the
guilt one woman can hold. Involuntary manslaughter
conviction and my life is over. Five long years confined
in a cage of remorse and loneliness. Is this fair?
She died and that will always be on my conscience.
F o r g i v e n e s s.
A t o n e m e n t.
M e r c y.
L e n i e n c y.
I have begged for forgiveness for wrongs I have
committed. My freedom regained, but I yet I still am in
prison outside of the bars. No remission can be found
as I lay at night on a cold cement floor in an old car garage
not being used anymore. Absolution would be nice.
I know I may have been wrong, but doesn’t everyone
deserve to be exonerated? I need vindication in my soul if
I wish to move on with my life.
F o r l o r n.
A b a n d o n e d.
N e g l e c t e d.
I s o l a t e d.
I have had more days of rejection than I can ever count.
No matter the season I have been deserted and left
friendless beyond comprehension. I needed love to
survive and apparently surviving is not in my future. I crave
the comfort of a good home and a warm bed to lay my
head. I thirst for clean water and nourishing healthy food.
But these things are not given and are not available for
me to receive. One mistake one rainy night created a chain
effect that has brought nothing but darkness in my days.
I am sorry. Please forgive me for your death, young lady.
Not a day goes by I don’t wish I could take it back.
Accidents happen, and mine cost me my freedom.
F O R S A K E N.
Form F Contest
Broken Wings
January 25, 2017
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