Rebecca Mcmanus Poet Free verse

Prisoner

Constant contradicting thoughts,
What was prohibited is now not law,
All the kids they laugh, 
All the kids they stare,
I just try to be happy,
I just try to be free,

Since then, from this prison,
That I'm locked in,
They won't let me out,
I got nowhere to go,
This has become my home,

I'm still a prisoner,
For all the sins and the pain,
I'm still a prisoner,
It's written on my name,
My identity,
Numbers they gave me,
My identity,
Means that I'm not free,

Whisper not a single word,
Silence has become my virtue,
How else do I fight, get through,
Their law suffocates me, no truth,
Their law is against me,
I don't know what else to do,

I'm already a prisoner,
For all the sins and the pain,
I'm already a prisoner.

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Beata Agustin March 23, 2025 at 5:51 AM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.