Solitary Confinement
The bricks have been laid one by one
A long job but it has been done
The cement every one in between
Not quickly enough or very clean
The formation has been four walls
And on the outside I hear the squalls
At first it was the other side
But now a fact I cannot hide
Is that it is from deep within
The contents of this lonely den
The ceiling came much later
The thoughts were it's for the better
But instead of better you see
It only made the job harder for me
For now there are reasons beyond control
To escape from the dark and dungeon hole
Somehow the bricks must be released
And the chains of me unleashed
But the foundation is deeply rooted
And to me I thought this wall was suited
By other means beyond this world
To trap this person and to hold
All feelings that may lead to hurt
Until the body returned to dirt
1986
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